守候
shǒu hòu
Pinyin

Definition

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

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

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)
时候
shí hou
  1. 1 time
  2. 2 length of time
  3. 3 moment
  4. 4 period
有时候
yǒu shí hou
  1. 1 sometimes
伺候
cì hòu
  1. 1 to serve
  2. 2 to wait upon
保守
bǎo shǒu
  1. 1 conservative
  2. 2 to guard
  3. 3 to keep
候车室
hòu chē shì
  1. 1 waiting room (for train, bus etc)
候选人
hòu xuǎn rén
  1. 1 candidate
  2. 2 CL:名[míng]
到时候
dào shí hòu
  1. 1 when the moment comes
  2. 2 at that time
坚守
jiān shǒu
  1. 1 to hold fast to
  2. 2 to stick to
守
shǒu
  1. 1 to guard
  2. 2 to defend
  3. 3 to keep watch
  4. 4 to abide by the law
  5. 5 to observe (rules or ritual)
  6. 6 nearby
  7. 7 adjoining
守住
shǒu zhu
  1. 1 to hold on to
  2. 2 to defend
  3. 3 to keep
  4. 4 to guard
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
守时
shǒu shí
  1. 1 punctual
守岁
shǒu suì
  1. 1 to see in the New Year
  2. 2 to stay up all night on lunar New Year's Eve
守卫
shǒu wèi
  1. 1 to guard
  2. 2 to defend
守护
shǒu hù
  1. 1 to guard
  2. 2 to protect
小时候
xiǎo shí hou
  1. 1 in one's childhood
厮守
sī shǒu
  1. 1 to stay together
  2. 2 to rely on one another
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]

Idioms (14)

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)
因循守旧
yīn xún shǒu jiù
  1. 1 (idiom) to continue in the same old rut
  2. 2 diehard conservative attitudes
墨守成规
mò shǒu chéng guī
  1. 1 hidebound by convention (idiom)
守口如瓶
shǒu kǒu rú píng
  1. 1 lit. to guard one's mouth like a closed bottle (idiom); tight-lipped
  2. 2 reticent
  3. 3 not breathing a word
守土有责
shǒu tǔ yǒu zé
  1. 1 duty to defend the country (idiom)
守望相助
shǒu wàng xiāng zhù
  1. 1 to keep watch and defend one another (idiom, from Mencius); to join forces to defend against external aggressors
  2. 2 mutual help and protection
守株待兔
shǒu zhū dài tù
  1. 1 lit. to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits (idiom)
  2. 2 to wait idly for opportunities
  3. 3 to trust to chance rather than show initiative
守株待兔，缘木求鱼
shǒu zhū dài tù , yuán mù qiú yú
  1. 1 to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits, and climb a tree to catch fish (idiom); without any practical course of action
安分守己
ān fèn shǒu jǐ
  1. 1 to be content with one's lot (idiom)
  2. 2 to know one's place
抱残守缺
bào cán shǒu quē
  1. 1 to cherish the outmoded and preserve the outworn (idiom); conservative
  2. 2 stickler for tradition
有为有守
yǒu wéi yǒu shǒu
  1. 1 able to act while maintaining one's integrity (idiom)
  2. 2 also written 有守有為|有守有为[yǒu shǒu yǒu wéi]
熬更守夜
áo gēng shǒu yè
  1. 1 to stay up through the night (idiom)
过时不候
guò shí bù hòu
  1. 1 being late is not acceptable (idiom)
魂不守舍
hún bù shǒu shè
  1. 1 to be preoccupied (idiom)
  2. 2 to be inattentive
  3. 3 to be frightened out of one's mind

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