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hòu

Main
English Definition	to wait; to inquire after; to watch; season; climate; (old) period of five days
Simplified Script	候
Traditional Script	Same
Pinyin	hòu
Effective Pinyin (After Tone Sandhi)	Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo)	ㄏㄡˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping)	hau⁶

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Words With Same Head Word
候选人	hòuxuǎn rén	candidate
候选	hòuxuǎn	candidate (attributive)
候车	hòuchē	to wait for vehicles
候车室	hòuchē shì	waiting room (for train, bus etc)
候补	hòubǔ	to wait to fill a vacancy; reserve (candidate); alternate; substitute

Words With Same Tail Word
问候	wènhòu	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)
气候	qìhòu	climate; atmosphere; situation
等候	děnghòu	to wait; to wait for
守候	shǒuhòu	to wait for; to expect; to keep watch; to watch over; to nurse
全天候	quántiān hòu	all-weather

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