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候

火候 (huǒ hou) – heat control

huǒ hou

heat control

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-90 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1heat control
  2. 2(fig.) mastery
  3. 3(fig.) crucial moment

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Related words

火

huǒ

surname Huo

时候

shí hou

time

气候

qì hòu

(meteorology) climate

等候

děng hòu

to wait

火柴

huǒ chái

match (for lighting fire)

问候

wèn hòu

to give one's respects

火车

huǒ chē

train

着火

zháo huǒ

to catch fire

火腿

huǒ tuǐ

ham

火灾

huǒ zāi

serious fire (in a city or a forest etc)

火箭

huǒ jiàn

rocket

伺候

cì hou

to serve

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