候 hau⁶ {hòu}

1. to wait
2. to inquire after
3. to watch
4. season
5. climate
6. (old) period of five days

候教 hau⁶ gaau³ {hòu jiào}

Waiting for instructions

候命 hau⁶ ming⁶ {hòu mìng}

Stand by; On-call

候鑊〔-镬〕 hau⁶ wok⁶ {hòu huò}

a cook, a chef; to be in charge for cooking

候補〔-补〕 hau⁶ bou² {hòu bǔ}

1. to wait to fill a vacancy
2. reserve (candidate)
3. alternate
4. substitute

候診〔-诊〕 hau⁶ can² {hòu zhěn}

1. waiting to see a doctor
2. awaiting treatment

候駕〔-驾〕 hau⁶ gaa³ {hòu jià}

to await (your) gracious presence

候任 hau⁶ jam⁶ {hòu rèn}

designate

候缺 hau⁶ kyut³ {hòu quē}

waiting for a vacancy

候鳥〔-鸟〕 hau⁶ niu⁵ {hòu niǎo}

migratory bird

候審〔-审〕 hau⁶ sam² {hòu shěn}

awaiting trial

候選〔-选〕 hau⁶ syun² {hòu xuǎn}

candidate (attributive)

候機室〔-机-〕 hau⁶ gei¹ sat¹ {hòu jī shì}

departure lounge

候診室〔-诊-〕 hau⁶ can² sat¹ {hòu zhěn shì}

waiting room (at clinic, hospital)

候車室〔-车-〕 hau⁶ ce¹ sat¹ {hòu chē shì}

waiting room (for train, bus etc)

候車亭〔-车-〕 hau⁶ ce¹ ting⁴ {hòu chē tíng}

bus shelter

候機樓〔-机楼〕 hau⁶ gei¹ lau⁴ {hòu jī lóu}

airport departure terminal

候機廳〔-机厅〕 hau⁶ gei¹ teng¹ {hòu jī tīng}

airport departure terminal

候選人〔-选-〕 hau⁶ syun² jan⁴ {hòu xuǎn rén}

1. candidate
2. CL: 名

候補名單〔-补-单〕 hau⁶ bou² ming⁴ daan¹ {hòu bǔ míng dān}

waiting list

候風地動儀〔-风-动仪〕 hau⁶ fung¹ dei⁶ dung⁶ ji⁴ {hòu fēng dì dòng yí}

the world's first seismograph invented by Zhang Heng 张衡 in 132