稍
候

To wait a moment in Chinese: 稍候 (shāo hòu)

shāo hòu

to wait a moment

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Definitions

  1. 1to wait a moment

Stroke order

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稍
候

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ㄕㄠ

shāo

ㄕ/ shㄠ/ ao—/ first tone

ㄏㄡˋ

hòu

ㄏ/ hㄡ/ ouˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 请您稍候，医生马上就来。

    qǐng nín shāo hòu， yī shēng mǎ shàng jiù lái。

    Please wait a moment, the doctor will be here right away.

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Related words

稍

shāo

somewhat

时候

shí hou

time

气候

qì hòu

(meteorology) climate

稍微

shāo wēi

a little bit

等候

děng hòu

to wait

问候

wèn hòu

to give one's respects

伺候

cì hou

to serve

火候

huǒ hou

heat control

稍后

shāo hòu

in a little while

稍稍

shāo shāo

somewhat

侍候

shì hòu

to serve

守候

shǒu hòu

to wait for

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