"候" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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候
Trad. 候
Radical
Radical
(Bushou)		 人
Strokes 2
Composition
Strokes 10
Structure
Decomp. 亻丨ユ矢
亻 + 侯
Prononciation
Mandarin hòu
Entry Methods
Pinyin hou4
Kanji /
Cangjie
 OLNK
人中弓乂
Sijiao 2723.4
Wubi WHND
CNS 11643 1-5437
Encodages (hexa)
Unicode U+5019
GB2312 BAF2
BIG5 ADD4
候 hòu to wait / to inquire after / to watch / season / climate / (old) period of five days
Results beginning with 候
候选 hòu xuǎn candidate (attributive)
候鸟 hòu niǎo migratory bird
候补 hòu bǔ to wait to fill a vacancy / reserve (candidate) / alternate / substitute
候车 hòu chē to wait for a train or bus
候审 hòu shěn awaiting trial
候诊 hòu zhěn waiting to see a doctor / awaiting treatment
候场 hòu chǎng (of an actor, athlete etc) to prepare to make one's entrance / to wait in the wings
候乘 hòu chéng to wait for a train or bus
候虫 hòu chóng seasonal insect (e.g. cicada)
候驾 hòu jià to await (your) gracious presence
候命 hòu mìng to await orders / to be on call
候缺 hòu quē waiting for a vacancy
候任 hòu rèn -elect / designate / (i.e. elected or appointed but not yet installed)
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候选人 hòu xuǎn rén candidate / CL:名[ming2]
候车室 hòu chē shì waiting room (for train, bus etc)
候机楼 hòu jī lóu airport terminal
候车亭 hòu chē tíng bus shelter
候机厅 hòu jī tīng airport lounge
候诊室 hòu zhěn shì waiting room (at clinic, hospital)
候选国  candidate country
候补法官 hòu bǔ fǎ guān alternate judge
候补名单 hòu bǔ míng dān waiting list
候补秘书 hòu bǔ mì shū alternate secretary
候补鉴证人 hòu bǔ jiàn zhèng rén Alternate Certifying Officer
候风地动仪 hòu fēng dì dòng yí the world's first seismograph invented by Zhang Heng 張衡|张衡[Zhang1 Heng2] in 132
候补世界水论坛 hòu bǔ shì jiè shuǐ lùn tán Alternative World Water Forum
候选人预选名册 hòu xuǎn rén yù xuǎn míng cè pre-screened roster
Approximate Results for 候
时候 shí hou time / length of time / moment / period
气候 qì hòu (meteorology) climate / (fig.) climate / prevailing conditions (in human affairs) / CL:種|种[zhong3]
等候 děng hòu to wait / to wait for
问候 wèn hòu to 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)
守候 shǒu hòu to wait for / to expect / to keep watch / to watch over / to nurse
伺候 cì hòu to serve / to wait upon
火候 huǒ hòu heat control / maturity / crucial moment
恭候 gōng hòu to look forward to sth / to wait respectfully
侍候 shì hòu to serve / to wait upon
静候 jìng hòu to quietly wait
稍候 shāo hòu to wait a moment
斥候 chì hòu to reconnoiter / to scout / scout
听候 tīng hòu to wait for (orders, a decision, a judgment)
症候 zhèng hòu illness / disease
征候 zhēng hòu sign / indication / symptom
物候 wù hòu natural phenomena of a seasonal nature
伺候 cì hou to serve / to wait upon
鹄候 hú hòu to respectfully await / to look forward to
火候 huǒ hou heat control / (fig.) mastery / (fig.) crucial moment
节候 jié hòu season / time of year
季候 jì hòu season
轮候 lún hòu to wait one's turn
俟候 sì hòu to wait (literary)
天候 tiān hòu weather
谢候 xiè hòu to thank sb for favor or hospitality
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有时候 yǒu shí hou sometimes
那时候 nà shí hou at that time
小时候 xiǎo shí hou in one's childhood
到时候 dào shí hòu when the moment comes / at that time
全天候 quán tiān hòu all-weather
古时候 gǔ shí hou in ancient times / in olden days
症候群 zhèng hòu qún syndrome
大气候 dà qì hòu atmosphere
小气候 xiǎo qì hòu microclimate / fig. local situation
气候学 qì hòu xué climatology
气候的  climatic
季候泥  varve
气候站  climatological station
的时候 de shí hòu when / during / at the time of
古气候 gǔ qì hòu palaeoclimate
难伺候 nán cì hou (coll.) hard to please / high-maintenance
气候带 qì hòu dài climatic zone
气候区 qì hòu qū climatic region
气候图 qì hòu tú climagram
气候网 qì hòu wǎng Climate Network
气候志 qì hòu zhì climatography
物候学 wù hòu xué the study of seasonal phenomena (flouring, migration etc)
什么时候 shén me shí hou when? / at what time?
有的时候 yǒu de shí hòu sometimes / at times
气候变化 qì hòu biàn huà climate change
取保候审 qǔ bǎo hòu shěn release from custody, subject to provision of a surety, pending investigation (PRC)
过时不候 guò shí bù hòu being late is not acceptable (idiom)
社会气候  social climate
气候应用  climate applications
气候监视  climate watch
气候难民  climate refugee
气候分界  climatic divide
气候门槛  climate threshold
气候监测  climate monitoring
地方气候  site climate
气候反应  climate response
气候分析  climate diagnostic
气候要素  climatic element
气候因子  climatic factors
干燥气候  dry weather condition
气候压力  climatic stress
全天候的  weatherproof
保护气候 bǎo hù qì hòu conservation of climate
保外候审 bǎo wài hòu shěn pre-trial release / release pending trial / provisional release from custody
从那时候 cóng nà shí hòu from that time on / since then
大气气候 dài qì qì hòu atmospheric climate
等候抛锚 děng hòu pāo máo holding anchorage
辐射气候 fú shè qì hòu radiation climate
古气候学 gǔ qì hòu xué paleoclimatology
鹄候回音 hú hòu huí yīn to respectfully await sb's reply (idiom)
气候保护 qì hòu bǎo hù climate protection
气候反馈 qì hòu fǎn kuì climate feedback
气候服务 qì hòu fù wù climate services
气候记录 qì hòu jì lù climate record
气候警报 qì hòu jǐng bào climate alert
气候距平 qì hòu jù píng climatic anomaly
气候控制 qì hòu kòng zhì climate control / climatic control
气候模型 qì hòu mó xíng climate simulation model / climate model
气候模式 qì hòu mú shì climate simulation model / climate model
气候暖化 qì hòu nuǎn huà climate warming
气候突变 qì hòu tū biàn climate flip
气候图集 qì hòu tú jí climatic atlas
气候温和 qì hòu wēn hé moderate climate
气候限制 qì hòu xiàn zhì climatic stress
气候系统 qì hòu xì tǒng climate system
气候学家 qì hòu xué jiā a climatologist
气候循环 qì hòu xún huán climate cycle
气候异常 qì hòu yì cháng climatic anomaly
气候议程 qì hòu yì chéng Climate Agenda
气候预报 qì hòu yù bào climate prediction / climate forecast
气候预测 qì hòu yù cè climate projection
气候灾难 qì hòu zāi nán climatic disaster
气候状况 qì hòu zhuàng kuàng climatic conditions / atmospheric conditions
全球气候 quán qiú qì hòu global climate
趋冷气候 qū lěng qì hòu cooling / a cold spell
室内气候 shì nèi qì hòu indoor climate
水文气候 shuǐ wén qì hòu hydroclimate
温室气候 wēn shì qì hòu greenhouse climate
小时候儿 xiǎo shí hou r erhua variant of 小時候|小时候[xiao3 shi2 hou5]
沿海气候 yán hǎi qì hòu coastal climate
营业时候 yíng yè shí hou opening hours (shop, bank, restaurant)
云气候学 yún qì hòu xué cloud climatology
政治气候 zhèng zhì qì hòu political climate
大陆性气候 dà lù xìng qì hòu continental climate
海洋性气候 hǎi yáng xìng qì hòu maritime climate
农业气候的  agroclimatic
气候观测站  climate observing station
中尺度气候  mesoclimate
气候中和的  climate neutral
降水气候学  precipitation climatology
航空气候学  aeronautical climatology
古气候重建  palaeoclimatic reconstruction
全天候能力  adverse weather capability
成不了气候 chéng bu liǎo qì hòu won't get far / unlikely to be successful
城市气候学 chéng shì qì hòu xué urban climatology
到那个时候 dào nà gè shí hòu until this moment
第四纪气候 dì sì jì qì hòu Quaternary climate
非洲气候网 fēi zhōu qì hòu wǎng Climate Network Africa
古气候学家 gǔ qì hòu xué jiā palaeoclimatologist
建筑气候学 jiàn zhù qì hòu xué building climatology
名册候选人 míng cè hòu xuǎn rén roster candidate
耐气候作物 nài qì hòu zuò wù climate-resistant crop
内部候选人 nèi bù hòu xuǎn rén internal candidate
年轮气候学 nián lún qì hòu xué dendroclimatology / tree-ring climatology
农业气候学 nóng yè qì hòu xué agroclimatology
气候敏感性 qì hòu mǐn gǎn xìng climate sensitivity
气候适宜期 qì hòu shì yí qī optimum / climatic optimum
气候指示物 qì hòu zhǐ shì wù climate indicator
气候作用力 qì hòu zuò yòng lì climate forcing / radiative forcing
全天候道路 quán tiān hòu dào lù all-weather road
全天候路面 quán tiān hòu lù miàn all-weather surface
生物气候学 shēng wù qì hòu xué bioclimatology
世界候鸟日 shì jiè hòu niǎo rì World Migratory Bird Day
天气气候学 tiān qì qì hòu xué synoptic climatology
气候中和倡议  climate neutrality initiative
气候数据中心  climate data centre
水和气候对话  Dialogue on Water and Climate
气候技术机制  climate technology mechanism
气候学委员会  Commission for Climatology
气候分析中心  Climate Analysis Centre
国际气候公约  international climate convention
气候友好型的  climate friendly
应对气候变化  Responding to Climate Change
气候技术倡议  Climate Technology Initiative
瞬变气候响应  transient climate response
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