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恭候
gōng hòu
Pinyin
Definition
恭候
-
gōng hòu
to look forward to sth
to wait respectfully
Character Decomposition
恭
艹
一
八
丨
㇒
候
亻
丨
矢
Related Words
(20)
时候
shí hou
1
time
2
length of time
3
moment
4
period
伺候
cì hòu
1
to serve
2
to wait upon
到时候
dào shí hòu
1
when the moment comes
2
at that time
问候
wèn hòu
1
to give one's respects
2
to send a greeting
3
(fig.) (coll.) to make offensive reference to (somebody dear to the person to whom one is speaking)
守候
shǒu hòu
1
to wait for
2
to expect
3
to keep watch
4
to watch over
5
to nurse
小时候
xiǎo shí hou
1
in one's childhood
恭
gōng
1
respectful
恭喜
gōng xǐ
1
congratulations
2
greetings
恭喜发财
gōng xǐ fā cái
1
May you have a prosperous New Year! (New Year's greeting)
恭贺
gōng hè
1
to congratulate respectfully
2
to express good wishes
有时候
yǒu shí hou
1
sometimes
有的时候
yǒu de shí hòu
1
sometimes
2
at times
气候
qì hòu
1
climate
2
atmosphere
3
situation
4
CL:種|种[zhǒng]
等候
děng hòu
1
to wait
2
to wait for
侍候
shì hòu
1
to serve
2
to wait upon
候
hòu
1
to wait
2
to inquire after
3
to watch
4
season
5
climate
6
(old) period of five days
候命
hòu mìng
1
to await orders
2
to be on call
候场
hòu chǎng
1
(of an actor, athlete etc) to prepare to make one's entrance
2
to wait in the wings
候机厅
hòu jī tīng
1
airport lounge
候机楼
hòu jī lóu
1
airport terminal
Idioms
(7)
不到火候不揭锅
bù dào huǒ hòu bù jiē guō
1
don't act until the time is ripe (idiom)
前倨后恭
qián jù hòu gōng
1
to switch from arrogance to deference (idiom)
恭敬不如从命
gōng jìng bù rú cóng mìng
1
deference is no substitute for obedience (idiom)
2
(said to accept sb's request, invitation etc)
恭贺佳节
gōng hè jiā jié
1
season's greetings (idiom)
温良恭俭让
wēn liáng gōng jiǎn ràng
1
kindhearted and moderate (idiom); temperate and gentle
玩世不恭
wán shì bù gōng
1
to trifle without respect (idiom); to despise worldly conventions
2
frivolous
过时不候
guò shí bù hòu
1
being late is not acceptable (idiom)
Sample Sentences