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等候

děng hòuㄉㄥˇ ㄏㄡˋ

Sino-Vietnamese: ĐẲNG HẬU

Traditional: 等候

HSK 5HSK 3.0 · 5TOCFL 5

Meaning(verb, verbal noun)

to wait; to wait for

More formal than 等, common in announcements and public places.

Examples

  • 请在这里等候。

    qǐng zài zhè lǐ děng hòu.

    Please wait here.

  • 很多病人在门外等候。

    hěn duō bìng rén zài mén wài děng hòu.

    Many patients are waiting outside.

  • 旅客们在候机厅等候登机。

    lǚ kè men zài hòu jī tīng děng hòu dēng jī.

    Passengers are waiting to board in the departure lounge.

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Stroke order

ĐẲNG · 12 strokes

class; rank; grade; equal to; same as; to wait for; to await; et cetera; and so on; et al. (and other authors); after; as soon as; once

HẬU · 10 strokes

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