jìng​hòu

to await respectfully

  • created sense approved 敬候 · jìng​hòu · to await respectfully — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    敬候

    jìng​hòu

    to await respectfully

    A polite way to say one is waiting for someone or something, such as a reply or a guest's arrival.

    敬 (literal) → 敬 · jìng · respectfully 候 (literal) → 候 · hòu · to wait

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 敬候 · jìng​hòu · to inquire after respectfully — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    敬候

    jìng​hòu

    to inquire after respectfully

    A polite way to send greetings or ask about someone's health and well-being.

    敬 (literal) → 敬 · jìng · respectfully 候 (literal) → 候 · hòu · to inquire after

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense