候 hòu HSK1 wait Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Showing: All meanings (5) All meanings 8 hòu 8 wait 3watch 2climate 1five-day period 1inquire after 1 8 sentences 车子在外面候着。 chēzi zài wàimiàn hòu zhe. The car is waiting outside. Source: OpenSubtitles您的车在候着。 nín de chē zài hòu zhe. Your car is waiting. Source: OpenSubtitles请您在接待室稍候片刻,经理开完会马上就到。 qǐng nín zài jiēdàishì shāo hòu piànkè, jīnglǐ kāi wán huì mǎshàng jiù dào. Please wait a moment in the reception room; the manager will be here as soon as the meeting finishes. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary医生正在给病人候脉。 yīshēng zhèngzài gěi bìngrén hòu mài. The doctor is taking the patient's pulse. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary斥候在前方打探消息。 chì hòu zài qiánfāng dǎtàn xiāoxi. Scouts were scouting for information ahead. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary古人将一年分为七十二候。 gǔrén jiāng yī nián fēnwéi qīshí'èr hòu. Ancient people divided the year into seventy-two micro-seasons. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary此时正值深秋之候,山坡上的红叶开得正灿烂。 cǐshí zhèngzhí shēnqiū zhī hòu, shānpō shàng de hóngyè kāi de zhèng cànlàn. It is now late autumn, and the red leaves on the hillside are at their most brilliant. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary他每逢春节都会专程回乡,去拜候当年的小学老师。 tā měi féng Chūnjié dōu huì zhuānchéng huí xiāng, qù bài hòu dāngnián de xiǎoxué lǎoshī. Every Spring Festival, he makes a special trip to his hometown to visit his former primary school teacher. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary