等候
děng hòu
Pinyin
Definition
等候
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- to wait
- to wait for
Character Decomposition
Related Words (20)
- 1 time
- 2 length of time
- 3 moment
- 4 period
- 1 class
- 2 rank
- 3 grade
- 4 equal to
- 5 same as
- 6 to wait for
- 7 to await
- 8 et cetera
- 9 and so on
- 10 et al. (and other authors)
- 11 after
- 12 as soon as
- 13 once
- 1 grade
- 2 rank
- 3 status
- 1 to serve
- 2 to wait upon
- 1 to give one's respects
- 2 to send a greeting
- 3 (fig.) (coll.) to make offensive reference to (somebody dear to the person to whom one is speaking)
Idioms (3)
不到火候不揭锅
- 1 don't act until the time is ripe (idiom)
等而下之
- 1 going from there to lower grades (idiom)
过时不候
- 1 being late is not acceptable (idiom)
Sample Sentences
我需要等候多长时间?
How long do I need to wait?
大概需要等候30分钟。
It may take up to 30 minutes.
抱歉,所有人员都在忙线中,如要继续等候请按米字键。
Sorry, all our representatives are currently busy, if you want to continue to wait, press the star key.