斥候
chì hòu
Pinyin

Definition

斥候
 - 
chì hòu
  1. to reconnoiter
  2. to scout
  3. scout

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
chōng chì
  1. 1 to be full of
  2. 2 to flood
  3. 3 to congest
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)

Idioms (2)

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)
过时不候
guò shí bù hòu
  1. 1 being late is not acceptable (idiom)