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守候 (shǒu hòu) – to wait for

shǒu hòu

to wait for

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-90 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1to wait for
  2. 2to expect
  3. 3to keep watch
  4. 4to watch over
  5. 5to nurse

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Related words

守

shǒu

to guard

时候

shí hou

time

气候

qì hòu

(meteorology) climate

等候

děng hòu

to wait

问候

wèn hòu

to give one's respects

遵守

zūn shǒu

to comply with

保守

bǎo shǒu

conservative

防守

fáng shǒu

to defend

伺候

cì hou

to serve

火候

huǒ hou

heat control

坚守

jiān shǒu

to hold fast to

稍候

shāo hòu

to wait a moment

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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