Hanzi
Traditional
候
Simplified
候

to wait/to inquire after/to watch/season/climate/(old) period of five days

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 1

Pinyin

hòu

Bopomofo

ㄏㄡˋ

Jyutping

hau6

Example sentences

時候 / 时候 shíhòu
你是什麼時候來的？
你是什么时候来的？

When did you come?

經過 / 经过 jīngguò
我們經過那家店的時候，買了一些麵包。
我们经过那家店的时候，买了一些面包。

When we passed by that shop, we bought some bread.

伺候 cìhòu
他臥病在牀，一直由妻子細心伺候。
他卧病在床，一直由妻子细心伺候。

He was bedridden and had been carefully served by his wife.

問候 / 问候 wènhòu
請代我向你的父母問候。
请代我向你的父母问候。

Please send my regards to your parents.

轉達 / 转达 zhuǎndá
請幫我向他轉達問候。
请帮我向他转达问候。

Please help me convey greetings to him.

守候 shǒuhòu
護士在病房裡守候著虛弱的病人。
护士在病房里守候著虚弱的病人。

The nurse is watching over the weak patient in the ward.

小時候 / 小时候 xiǎoshíhòu
我小時候住在鄉下。
我小时候住在乡下。

I lived in the countryside when I was young.

常常 chángcháng
我小時候常常在公園玩。
我小时候常常在公园玩。

I often played in the park when I was a child.

有時候 / 有时候 yǒushíhou
有時候我喜歡一個人在家看書。
有时候我喜欢一个人在家看书。

Sometimes I like to read books at home alone.

對錯 / 对错 duìcuò
有時候事情是沒有絕對的對錯的。
有时候事情是没有绝对的对错的。

Sometimes things have no absolute right or wrong.

Example Vocabulary

時候

shi2'hou4

time; moment; when

伺候

ci4'hou4

to serve; to wait on; to attend to

問候

wen4'hou4

to send regards; to greet; greeting

守候

shou3'hou4

to wait; to watch over; to keep watch

小時候

xiao3'shi2'hou4

childhood; when one was young

有時候

you3'shi2'hou

sometimes; occasionally

侍候

shi4'hou4

to wait upon; to attend to; to serve

候

hou4

to wait; to greet or inquire after; a time, season, condition, or sign

候機廳

候機樓

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