稍候 shāo hòu ㄕㄠ ㄏㄡˋ saau2 hau6 HSK 7-9
- to wait a moment
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More words with these characters
稍
- 稍后 稍後 shāo hòu ㄕㄠ ㄏㄡˋ saau2 hau6 in a little while; shortly after
- 稍微 shāo wēi ㄕㄠ ㄨㄟ saau2 mei4 a little bit
- 稍稍 shāo shāo ㄕㄠ ㄕㄠ saau2 saau2 somewhat
- 稍嫌 shāo xián ㄕㄠ ㄒㄧㄢˊ saau2 jim4 more than one would wish
- 稍息 shào xī ㄕㄠˋ ㄒㄧ saau2 sik1 (military) Stand at ease!
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- 稍早 shāo zǎo ㄕㄠ ㄗㄠˇ saau2 zou2 a little early
- 稍异 稍異 shāo yì ㄕㄠ ㄧˋ saau2 ji6 differing slightly
- 稍等 shāo děng ㄕㄠ ㄉㄥˇ saau2 dang2 to wait a moment
- 稍许 稍許 shāo xǔ ㄕㄠ ㄒㄩˇ saau2 heoi2 a little
- 稍食 shāo shí ㄕㄠ ㄕˊ saau2 sik6 (old) monthly salary of an official
- 稍快板 shāo kuài bǎn ㄕㄠ ㄎㄨㄞˋ ㄅㄢˇ saau2 faai3 baan2 allegretto
- 稍早时 稍早時 shāo zǎo shí ㄕㄠ ㄗㄠˇ ㄕˊ saau2 zou2 si4 a little earlier
- 稍安勿躁 shāo ān wù zào ㄕㄠ ㄢ ㄨˋ ㄗㄠˋ saau2 on1 mat6 cou3 variant of 少安毋躁
- 稍安毋躁 shāo ān wú zào ㄕㄠ ㄢ ㄨˊ ㄗㄠˋ saau2 on1 mou4 cou3 variant of 少安毋躁
- 稍纵即逝 稍縱即逝 shāo zòng jí shì ㄕㄠ ㄗㄨㄥˋ ㄐㄧˊ ㄕˋ saau2 zung3 zik1 sai6 transient
候
- 伺候 cì hou ㄘˋ ˙ㄏㄡ zi6 hau6 to serve; to wait upon
- 侍候 shì hòu ㄕˋ ㄏㄡˋ si6 hau6 to serve
- 问候 問候 wèn hòu ㄨㄣˋ ㄏㄡˋ man6 hau6 to give one's respects
- 守候 shǒu hòu ㄕㄡˇ ㄏㄡˋ sau2 hau6 to wait for
- 时候 時候 shí hou ㄕˊ ˙ㄏㄡ si4 hau6 time
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- 气候 氣候 qì hòu ㄑㄧˋ ㄏㄡˋ hei3 hau6 (meteorology) climate
- 火候 huǒ hou ㄏㄨㄛˇ ˙ㄏㄡ fo2 hau6 heat control
- 等候 děng hòu ㄉㄥˇ ㄏㄡˋ dang2 hau6 to wait
- 候选人 候選人 hòu xuǎn rén ㄏㄡˋ ㄒㄩㄢˇ ㄖㄣˊ hau6 syun2 jan4 candidate
- 小时候 小時候 xiǎo shí hou ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄕˊ ˙ㄏㄡ siu2 si4 hau6 in one's childhood
- 有时候 有時候 yǒu shí hou ㄧㄡˇ ㄕˊ ˙ㄏㄡ jau5 si4 hau6 sometimes
- 那时候 那時候 nà shí hou ㄋㄚˋ ㄕˊ ˙ㄏㄡ naa5 si4 hau6 at that time
- 俟候 sì hòu ㄙˋ ㄏㄡˋ zi6 hau6 to wait (literary)
- 候乘 hòu chéng ㄏㄡˋ ㄔㄥˊ hau6 sing4 to wait for a train or bus
- 候任 hòu rèn ㄏㄡˋ ㄖㄣˋ hau6 jam6 -elect
- 候命 hòu mìng ㄏㄡˋ ㄇㄧㄥˋ hau6 ming6 to await orders; to be on call
- 候场 候場 hòu chǎng ㄏㄡˋ ㄔㄤˇ hau6 coeng4 (of an actor, athlete etc) to prepare to make one's entrance
- 候审 候審 hòu shěn ㄏㄡˋ ㄕㄣˇ hau6 sam2 awaiting trial
- 候缺 hòu quē ㄏㄡˋ ㄑㄩㄝ hau6 kyut3 waiting for a vacancy
- 候虫 候蟲 hòu chóng ㄏㄡˋ ㄔㄨㄥˊ hau6 cung4 seasonal insect (e.g. cicada)
Idioms with these characters
Example sentences
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请 請 稍候 。
Please wait.
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请 請 在 线 綫 稍候 。
Please hold the line a moment.
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嘿 ， 你 ！ 请 請 稍候 。
Hey you! Please wait.
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