等
候

To wait in Chinese: 等候 (děng hòu)

děng hòu

to wait

HSK 3.0 Level 52 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1to wait
  2. 2to wait for

Stroke order

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等
候

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ㄉㄥˇ

děng

ㄉ/ dㄥ/ engˇ/ third tone

ㄏㄡˋ

hòu

ㄏ/ hㄡ/ ouˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

See 等候 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 他在汽车站等候。

    tā zài qì chē zhàn děng hòu。

    He is waiting at the Greyhound station.

  • 许多人在排队等候。

    xǔ duō rén zài pái duì děng hòu。

    Many people were waiting in line.

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Related words

等

děng

class

时候

shí hou

time

气候

qì hòu

(meteorology) climate

等待

děng dài

to wait

等于

děng yú

to equal

平等

píng děng

equal

问候

wèn hòu

to give one's respects

等到

děng dào

to wait until

等级

děng jí

grade

相等

xiāng děng

equal

初等

chū děng

elementary (i.e. easy)

高等

gāo děng

high-level

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