Writing
等候 (děng hòu) — how to say "to wait" in Chinese
等候
To wait, to await
verb
Character composition
等
to wait, class/grade
候
to wait, season
Radicals / Keys
竹
Bamboo
#118 · zhú · 6 strokes
人
Man
#9 · rén · 2 strokes
Synonyms
等
to wait
děng · neutral, everyday
等待
to wait, to await
děngdài · general, everyday
待
to wait; to await
dài · literary, in fixed expressions
Collocations
等候多时
děng hòu duō shí
wait for a long time
等候消息
děng hòu xiāo xi
wait for news
Examples
他在车站等候朋友已经一个小时了。
He has been waiting for his friend at the station for an hour.
我等候你。
I am waiting for you.
Frequently asked questions
How to say wait in Chinese?
"to wait" in Chinese is 等候 (děng hòu).
等候 meaning in English
等候 (děng hòu) means "To wait, to await".
How is 等候 pronounced?
It is pronounced děng hòu (written as deng hou, denghou). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "to wait" in Chinese characters?
It is written 等候: 等 has 12 strokes, 候 has 10 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK level is 等候?
等候 belongs to the HSK 6 vocabulary list.
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