恭候 gōnghòu to await respectfully Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 恭 gōng verb respectful (bound form) respectful; reverent; polite, as in 恭敬 gōngjìng or 洗耳恭听 xǐ'ěrgōngtīng候 hòu verbnoun to wait to wait for; to await; to anticipate