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hau6
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[1] [v] wait; expect [2] [n] period; time; season [3] [n] situation; condition [4] [v] pay (bills); take care of the bill [5] [v] greet; inquire after Written Chinese Only 國 Stroke count: 10
Level: 3
Radical: 亻 (#9)
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| This character was last edited on 25th Mar 2008 | |
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時候
si4 hau6 = (point in) time, moment
有時候
jau5 si4 hau6 = sometimes
那時候
naa5 si4 hau6 = at that time國
問候卡
man6 hau6 kaat1 = greetings card國
問候咭
man6 hau6 kaat1 = greetings card粵
侍候
si6 hau6 = to wait upon; to serve
什麼時候
sam6 mo1 si4 hau6 = when? (time)國
伺候
zi6 hau6 = to serve; to wait upon
氣候
hei3 hau6 = climate; atmosphere; situation
問候
man6 hau6 = to wish sb. well; to extend greetings; to send one's regardsSee all 42 compounds |
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Showing all 5 examples containing 候
每年呢個時候總係咁忙碌 粵
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It is always so busy this time of the year.
每年這個時候都很忙 國
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It is always so busy this time of the year.
我們什麼時候擺聖誕裝飾呢？ 國
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When will we put up the Christmas decorations?
捉棋嘅時候最憎人係度依牙鬆槓 粵
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It irritates me when people around me are giving all sorts of comments while I am playing chess.
現在流行的事物，過些時候都成為明日黃花。 國
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What is fashionable now will be passe after some time. Legend 國 : Written Chinese only 粵 : Spoken Cantonese only |
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Decimal representation of this word: 候
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Decimal representation of this word: 候
Unicode code for this character: U+5019 (off-site link)
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