候

hòu

wait; expect; visit; greet

How to write 候, stroke by stroke

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

Pictophonetic: semantic 亻 (person), phonetic 矦

Made of 亻 + 矦

时候shí houtime; length of time; moment; period
有时候yǒu shí housometimes
小时候xiǎo shí houin one's childhood
到时候dào shí hòuwhen the moment comes; at that time
等候děng hòuto wait; to wait for
候选人hòu xuǎn réncandidate
问候wèn hòuto give one's respects; to send a greeting; (fig.) (coll.) to make offensive reference to (somebody dear to the person to whom one is speaking)
气候qì hòu(meteorology) climate; (fig.) climate; prevailing conditions (in human affairs)
伺候cì houto serve; to wait upon
稍候shāo hòuto wait a moment
恭候gōng hòuto look forward to sth; to wait respectfully
候补hòu bǔto wait to fill a vacancy; reserve (candidate); alternate; substitute

许多人在排队等候。
xǔ duō rén zài pái duì děng hòu 。
Many people were waiting in line.
有人死了的时候真是遗憾。
yǒu rén sǐ le de shí hòu zhēn shì yí hàn 。
It's a pity when somebody dies.
他是市长的候选人之一。
tā shì shì zhǎng de hòu xuǎn rén zhī yī 。
He is one of the candidates running for mayor.
我国是温带气候。
wǒ guó shì wēn dài qì hòu 。
Our country's climate is temperate.
那国家的气候很严峻。
nà guó jiā de qì hòu hěn yán jùn 。
That country has a severe climate.