等候
Old HSK 6
等候 (děnghòu) · to wait
等候 (děnghòu) means “to wait; to wait for”. It is written with 2 characters: 等 (to wait) + 候 (time). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 等候 is built
The characters
等 děng · to wait
What 等 is made of
- ⺮zhú — bamboo
- 寺sì — court
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 寸cùn — inch
- 土tǔ — earth
Origin hint: Bamboo strips ⺮ laid before a court 寺 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
候 hòu · time
What 候 is made of
- 亻rén — person
- 矦hóu — target in archery
Origin hint: 亻 gives the meaning, 矦 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
请在门口等候。Qǐng zài ménkǒu děnghòu.Please wait at the entrance.
很多病人在医院等候看病。Hěnduō bìngrén zài yīyuàn děnghòu kàn bìng.Many patients are waiting to see the doctor.
Questions about 等候
What does 等候 mean?
等候 (děnghòu) means “to wait; to wait for”.
How do you pronounce 等候?
等候 is pronounced děnghòu.
Which HSK level is 等候?
等候 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 等到děngdàoto wait until
- 等于děngyúto equal
- 平等píngděngequal
- 等待děngdàito wait
- 等级děngjígrade
- 相等xiāngděngequal
- 等děngto wait
- 时候shíhoutime
- 有时候yǒushíhousometimes
- 那时候nà shíhouat that time
Learn 等候 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 41: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.