候

Stroke order

Example sentences

• 什么时候？

  Shén me shí hou

  When?

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• 你什么时候来？

  Nǐ shén me shí hou lái

  When will you come?

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• 你什么时候去？

  Nǐ shén me shí hou qù

  When are you going?

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• 你什么时候走？

  Nǐ shén me shí hou zǒu

  What time are you leaving?

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Words containing 候

• 时候shí hou 2–5time; length of time; moment; period
• 有时候yǒu shí hou 3–2–5sometimes
• 小时候xiǎo shí hou 3–2–5in one's childhood
• 这时候zhè shíhòu 4–2 At this moment
• 那时候nà shí hou 4–2–5at that time
• 气候qì hòu 4–4 (meteorology) climate; (fig.) climate; prevailing conditions (in human affairs)
• 问候wèn hòu 4–4 to give one's respects; to send a greeting; (fig.) (coll.) to make offensive reference to (somebody dear to the person to whom one is speaking)
• 等候děng hòu 3–4 to wait; to wait for
• 伺候cì hou 4–5to serve; to wait upon
• 候选hòu xuǎn 4–3 candidate (attributive)
• 候选人hòu xuǎn rén 4–3–2candidate
• 守候shǒu hòu 3–4 to wait for; to expect; to keep watch; to watch over; to nurse