候 候 hou4
to wait; to inquire after; to watch; season; climate; (old) period of five days

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斥候 斥候 chi4 hou4
to reconnoiter; to scout; scout

伺候 伺候 ci4 hou4
to serve; to wait upon

大陆性气候 大陸性氣候 da4 lu4 xing4 qi4 hou4
continental climate

大气候 大氣候 da4 qi4 hou4
atmosphere

到那个时候 到那個時候 dao4 na4 ge4 shi2 hou4
until this moment

到时候 到時候 dao4 shi2 hou4
when the moment comes; at that time

等候 等候 deng3 hou4
to wait; to wait for

恭候 恭候 gong1 hou4
to look forward to sth; to wait respectfully

古气候学 古氣候學 gu3 qi4 hou4 xue2
paleoclimatology

古时候 古時候 gu3 shi2 hou5
in ancient times; in olden days

过时不候 過時不候 guo4 shi2 bu4 hou4
being late is not acceptable (idiom)

海洋性气候 海洋性氣候 hai3 yang2 xing4 qi4 hou4
maritime climate

候补 候補 hou4 bu3
to wait to fill a vacancy; reserve (candidate); alternate; substitute

候补名单 候補名單 hou4 bu3 ming2 dan1
waiting list

候车室 候車室 hou4 che1 shi4
waiting room (for train, bus etc)

候车亭 候車亭 hou4 che1 ting2
bus shelter

候风地动仪 候風地動儀 hou4 feng1 di4 dong4 yi2
the world's first seismograph invented by Zhang Heng 张衡 in 132

候机楼 候機樓 hou4 ji1 lou2
airport terminal

候机厅 候機廳 hou4 ji1 ting1
airport lounge

候驾 候駕 hou4 jia4
to await (your) gracious presence

候鸟 候鳥 hou4 niao3
migratory bird

候缺 候缺 hou4 que1
waiting for a vacancy

候任 候任 hou4 ren4
designate

候审 候審 hou4 shen3
awaiting trial

候选 候選 hou4 xuan3
candidate (attributive)

候选人 候選人 hou4 xuan3 ren2
candidate

候诊 候診 hou4 zhen3
waiting to see a doctor; awaiting treatment

候诊室 候診室 hou4 zhen3 shi4
waiting room (at clinic, hospital)

鹄候 鵠候 hu2 hou4
to respectfully await; to look forward to

火候 火候 huo3 hou4
heat control; maturity; crucial moment

吉伯特氏症候群 吉伯特氏症候群 ji2 bo2 te4 shi4 zheng4 hou4 qun2
Gilbert's syndrome

季候 季候 ji4 hou4
season

节候 節候 jie2 hou4
season; time of year

静候 靜候 jing4 hou4
to quietly wait

联合国气候变化框架公约 聯合國氣候變化框架公約 lian2 he2 guo2 qi4 hou4 bian4 hua4 kuang4 jia4 gong1 yue1
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

轮候 輪候 lun2 hou4
to wait one's turn

慢性疲勞症候群 慢性疲勞症候群 man4 xing4 pi2 lao2 zheng4 hou4 qun2
chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS)

那时候 那時候 na4 shi2 hou5
at that time

气候 氣候 qi4 hou4
climate; atmosphere; situation

气候变化 氣候變化 qi4 hou4 bian4 hua4
climate change

气候暖化 氣候暖化 qi4 hou4 nuan3 hua4
climate warming

气候温和 氣候溫和 qi4 hou4 wen1 he2
moderate climate

气候学 氣候學 qi4 hou4 xue2
climatology

气候学家 氣候學家 qi4 hou4 xue2 jia1
a climatologist

气候状况 氣候狀況 qi4 hou4 zhuang4 kuang4
climatic conditions; atmospheric conditions

趋冷气候 趨冷氣候 qu1 leng3 qi4 hou4
cooling; a cold spell

取保候审 取保候審 qu3 bao3 hou4 shen3
release from custody, subject to provision of a surety, pending investigation (PRC)

全球气候 全球氣候 quan2 qiu2 qi4 hou4
global climate

全球气候变暖 全球氣候變暖 quan2 qiu2 qi4 hou4 bian4 nuan3
global warming

全球气候升温 全球氣候升溫 quan2 qiu2 qi4 hou4 sheng1 wen1
global warming

全天候 全天候 quan2 tian1 hou4
all-weather

什么时候 什麼時候 shen2 me5 shi2 hou5
when?; at what time?

什么时候 甚麼時候 shen2 me5 shi2 hou5
when?; at what time?

时候 時候 shi2 hou5
time; length of time; moment; period

侍候 侍候 shi4 hou4
to serve; to wait upon

守候 守候 shou3 hou4
to wait for; to expect; to keep watch; to watch over; to nurse

俟候 俟候 si4 hou4
to wait (literary)

天候 天候 tian1 hou4
weather

听候 聽候 ting1 hou4
to wait for (orders, a decision, a judgment)

腕隧道症候群 腕隧道症候群 wan4 sui4 dao4 zheng4 hou4 qun2
carpal tunnel syndrome (pain in the hands due to pressure on the median nerve); median neuropathy at the wrist

问候 問候 wen4 hou4
to give one's respects; to send a greeting

物候 物候 wu4 hou4
natural phenomena of a seasonal nature

物候学 物候學 wu4 hou4 xue2
the study of seasonal phenomena (flouring, migration etc)

小气候 小氣候 xiao3 qi4 hou4
microclimate; fig. local situation

小时候 小時候 xiao3 shi2 hou5
in one's childhood

小时候儿 小時候兒 xiao3 shi2 hou5 er5
erhua variant of 小時候|小时候

谢候 謝候 xie4 hou4
to thank sb for favor or hospitality

营业时候 營業時候 ying2 ye4 shi2 hou5
opening hours (shop, bank, restaurant)

有的时候 有的時候 you3 de5 shi2 hou4
sometimes; at times

有时候 有時候 you3 shi2 hou5
sometimes

征候 徵候 zheng1 hou4
sign; indication; symptom

症候 症候 zheng4 hou4
illness; disease

症候群 症候群 zheng4 hou4 qun2
syndrome

政治气候 政治氣候 zheng4 zhi4 qi4 hou4
political climate

中国餐馆症候群 中國餐館症候群 zhong1 guo2 can1 guan3 zheng4 hou4 qun2
Chinese restaurant syndrome