恭候
gōng hòu
Pinyin

Definition

恭候
 - 
gōng hòu
  1. to look forward to sth
  2. to wait respectfully

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

shí hou
  1. 1 time
  2. 2 length of time
  3. 3 moment
  4. 4 period
cì hòu
  1. 1 to serve
  2. 2 to wait upon
dào shí hòu
  1. 1 when the moment comes
  2. 2 at that time
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)
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
xiǎo shí hou
  1. 1 in one's childhood
gōng
  1. 1 respectful
gōng xǐ
  1. 1 congratulations
  2. 2 greetings
gōng xǐ fā cái
  1. 1 May you have a prosperous New Year! (New Year's greeting)
gōng hè
  1. 1 to congratulate respectfully
  2. 2 to express good wishes
yǒu shí hou
  1. 1 sometimes
yǒu de shí hòu
  1. 1 sometimes
  2. 2 at times
qì hòu
  1. 1 climate
  2. 2 atmosphere
  3. 3 situation
  4. 4 CL:種|种[zhǒng]
děng hòu
  1. 1 to wait
  2. 2 to wait for
shì hòu
  1. 1 to serve
  2. 2 to wait upon
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
hòu mìng
  1. 1 to await orders
  2. 2 to be on call
hòu chǎng
  1. 1 (of an actor, athlete etc) to prepare to make one's entrance
  2. 2 to wait in the wings
hòu jī tīng
  1. 1 airport lounge
hòu jī lóu
  1. 1 airport terminal

Idioms (7)

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)
前倨后恭
qián jù hòu gōng
  1. 1 to switch from arrogance to deference (idiom)
恭敬不如从命
gōng jìng bù rú cóng mìng
  1. 1 deference is no substitute for obedience (idiom)
  2. 2 (said to accept sb's request, invitation etc)
恭贺佳节
gōng hè jiā jié
  1. 1 season's greetings (idiom)
温良恭俭让
wēn liáng gōng jiǎn ràng
  1. 1 kindhearted and moderate (idiom); temperate and gentle
玩世不恭
wán shì bù gōng
  1. 1 to trifle without respect (idiom); to despise worldly conventions
  2. 2 frivolous
过时不候
guò shí bù hòu
  1. 1 being late is not acceptable (idiom)

Sample Sentences