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候 hòu

to wait, to expect; to visit; to greet

Strokes
10
Level
HSK 1
Radical
亻
Type
Picto-phonetic
Made of 亻矦 ⿰亻矦

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Example sentences with 候

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  1. 现在是吃饭的时候。
    Xiànzài shì chīfàn de shíhou.
    Now is the time to eat.
    now is eat-meal (particle) time
  2. 你什么时候有空？
    Nǐ shénme shíhou yǒu kòng?
    When are you free?
    you what time have free-time (question)
  3. 到时候，我们再联系吧。
    Dào shíhou, wǒmen zài liánxì ba.
    Let's get in touch again when the time comes.
    reach time, we again contact (suggestion)
  4. 小时候，他不喜欢吃菜。
    Xiǎoshíhou, tā bù xǐhuan chī cài.
    When he was little, he didn't like eating vegetables.
    childhood, he not like eat vegetable
  5. 冬天的时候，北方的气候很冷。
    Dōngtiān de shíhou, běifāng de qìhòu hěn lěng.
    In winter, the climate in the north is very cold.
    winter (particle) time, north (particle) climate very cold

Words with 候 (7)