候补
hòu bǔ
Pinyin

Definition

候补
 - 
hòu bǔ
  1. to wait to fill a vacancy
  2. reserve (candidate)
  3. alternate
  4. substitute

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

时候
shí hou
  1. 1 time
  2. 2 length of time
  3. 3 moment
  4. 4 period
伺候
cì hòu
  1. 1 to serve
  2. 2 to wait upon
问候
wèn hòu
  1. 1 to give one's respects
  2. 2 to send a greeting
  3. 3 (fig.) (coll.) to make offensive reference to (somebody dear to the person to whom one is speaking)
守候
shǒu hòu
  1. 1 to wait for
  2. 2 to expect
  3. 3 to keep watch
  4. 4 to watch over
  5. 5 to nurse
小时候
xiǎo shí hou
  1. 1 in one's childhood
有时候
yǒu shí hou
  1. 1 sometimes
有的时候
yǒu de shí hòu
  1. 1 sometimes
  2. 2 at times
气候
qì hòu
  1. 1 climate
  2. 2 atmosphere
  3. 3 situation
  4. 4 CL:種|种[zhǒng]
等候
děng hòu
  1. 1 to wait
  2. 2 to wait for
侍候
shì hòu
  1. 1 to serve
  2. 2 to wait upon
候
hòu
  1. 1 to wait
  2. 2 to inquire after
  3. 3 to watch
  4. 4 season
  5. 5 climate
  6. 6 (old) period of five days
候命
hòu mìng
  1. 1 to await orders
  2. 2 to be on call
候场
hòu chǎng
  1. 1 (of an actor, athlete etc) to prepare to make one's entrance
  2. 2 to wait in the wings
候机厅
hòu jī tīng
  1. 1 airport lounge
候机楼
hòu jī lóu
  1. 1 airport terminal
候补
hòu bǔ
  1. 1 to wait to fill a vacancy
  2. 2 reserve (candidate)
  3. 3 alternate
  4. 4 substitute
候诊
hòu zhěn
  1. 1 waiting to see a doctor
  2. 2 awaiting treatment
候诊室
hòu zhěn shì
  1. 1 waiting room (at clinic, hospital)
候车亭
hòu chē tíng
  1. 1 bus shelter
候车室
hòu chē shì
  1. 1 waiting room (for train, bus etc)

Idioms (2)

不到火候不揭锅
bù dào huǒ hòu bù jiē guō
  1. 1 don't act until the time is ripe (idiom)
过时不候
guò shí bù hòu
  1. 1 being late is not acceptable (idiom)

Sample Sentences

十二号没有座位了。我帮您申请候补。有位子马上通知您。
shí èr hào méiyǒu zuòwèi le 。wǒ bāng nín shēnqǐng hòubǔ 。yǒu wèizi mǎshàng tōngzhī nín 。
There are no seats available on the 12th. I can put you on the waiting list. As soon as a seat comes available I will notify you.
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It's no wonder people say ``in a billion people, nine hundred million will be gamblers and one hundred million are alternates." As expected, business is booming.
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