候hòuⅠ ❶ (等待) wait;await: 恭 ~ await respectfully; 静 ~ silently await; 请稍 ~ 一会儿。 Please wait a moment. ❷ (问候;问好) inquire after: 致 ~ send one's regards Ⅱ ❶ (时节) time;season: 季 ~ season; 气 ~ climate; 时 ~ time ❷ (情况) condition;state: 火 ~ duration and degree of heating,cooking,smelting,etc.; 症 ~ symptom ❸ (中国古代把五天叫一候) pentad ❹ (姓氏) a surname: ~ 民 Hou Min ◆候补 be a candidate (for a vacancy);be an alternate; 候潮港 bar port; 候车 wait for a bus or train; 候船锚地 waiting anchorage; 候机室 airport lounge or waiting room; 候教 [敬] await your instructions; 候命 [敬] await your instructions; 候鸟 bird of passage;migrant bird;migratory bird;visitant; 候审 {律} await trial;await cross-examination; 候选人 candidate; 候选图解 candidate solution graph; 候讯 await court trial or cross-examination; 候诊 wait to see the doctor 候hòu❶a period of five days ❷time ❸climate ❹symptoms andsigns ❺region for pulse-taking |