恭候
gōng hòu
Pinyin

Definition

恭候
 - 
gōng hòu
  1. to look forward to sth
  2. to wait respectfully

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

shí hou
  1. 1 time
  2. 2 length of time
  3. 3 moment
  4. 4 period
cì hòu
  1. 1 to serve
  2. 2 to wait upon
dào shí hòu
  1. 1 when the moment comes
  2. 2 at that time
wèn hòu
  1. 1 to give one's respects
  2. 2 to send a greeting
  3. 3 (fig.) (coll.) to make offensive reference to (somebody dear to the person to whom one is speaking)
shǒu hòu
  1. 1 to wait for
  2. 2 to expect
  3. 3 to keep watch
  4. 4 to watch over
  5. 5 to nurse

Idioms (7)

不到火候不揭锅
bù dào huǒ hòu bù jiē guō
  1. 1 don't act until the time is ripe (idiom)
前倨后恭
qián jù hòu gōng
  1. 1 to switch from arrogance to deference (idiom)
恭敬不如从命
gōng jìng bù rú cóng mìng
  1. 1 deference is no substitute for obedience (idiom)
  2. 2 (said to accept sb's request, invitation etc)
恭贺佳节
gōng hè jiā jié
  1. 1 season's greetings (idiom)
温良恭俭让
wēn liáng gōng jiǎn ràng
  1. 1 kindhearted and moderate (idiom); temperate and gentle