| 候 | [ hoù  ]    to wait, to inquire after, to watch, season, climate, (old) period of five days | 
| 候乘 | [ hoù chéng  ]    to wait for a train or bus | 
| 候任 | [ hoù rèn  ]    -elect, designate, (i.e. elected or appointed but not yet installed) | 
| 候命 | [ hoù mìng  ]    to await orders, to be on call | 
| 候場 | [ hoù chǎng  ]    (of an actor, athlete etc) to prepare to make one's entrance, to wait in the wings | 
| 候场 | [ hoù chǎng  ]    (of an actor, athlete etc) to prepare to make one's entrance, to wait in the wings | 
| 候審 | [ hoù shěn  ]    awaiting trial | 
| 候审 | [ hoù shěn  ]    awaiting trial | 
| 候機廳 | [ hoù jī tīng  ]    airport lounge | 
| 候机厅 | [ hoù jī tīng  ]    airport lounge | 
| 候機樓 | [ hoù jī loú  ]    airport terminal | 
| 候机楼 | [ hoù jī loú  ]    airport terminal | 
| 候缺 | [ hoù quē  ]    waiting for a vacancy | 
| 候蟲 | [ hoù chóng  ]    seasonal insect (e.g. cicada) | 
| 候虫 | [ hoù chóng  ]    seasonal insect (e.g. cicada) | 
| 候補 | [ hoù bǔ  ]    to wait to fill a vacancy, reserve (candidate), alternate, substitute | 
| 候补 | [ hoù bǔ  ]    to wait to fill a vacancy, reserve (candidate), alternate, substitute | 
| 候補名單 | [ hoù bǔ míng dān  ]    waiting list | 
| 候补名单 | [ hoù bǔ míng dān  ]    waiting list | 
| 候診 | [ hoù zhěn  ]    waiting to see a doctor, awaiting treatment | 
| 候诊 | [ hoù zhěn  ]    waiting to see a doctor, awaiting treatment | 
| 候診室 | [ hoù zhěn shì  ]    waiting room (at clinic, hospital) | 
| 候诊室 | [ hoù zhěn shì  ]    waiting room (at clinic, hospital) | 
| 候車亭 | [ hoù chē tíng  ]    bus shelter | 
| 候车亭 | [ hoù chē tíng  ]    bus shelter | 
| 候車室 | [ hoù chē shì  ]    waiting room (for train, bus etc) | 
| 候车室 | [ hoù chē shì  ]    waiting room (for train, bus etc) | 
| 候選 | [ hoù xuǎn  ]    candidate (attributive) | 
| 候选 | [ hoù xuǎn  ]    candidate (attributive) | 
| 候選人 | [ hoù xuǎn rén  ]    candidate, CL:名[ming2] | 
| 候选人 | [ hoù xuǎn rén  ]    candidate, CL:名[ming2] | 
| 候風地動儀 | [ hoù fēng dì dòng yí  ]    the world's first seismograph invented by Zhang Heng 張衡|张衡[Zhang1 Heng2] in 132 | 
| 候风地动仪 | [ hoù fēng dì dòng yí  ]    the world's first seismograph invented by Zhang Heng 張衡|张衡[Zhang1 Heng2] in 132 | 
| 候駕 | [ hoù jià  ]    to await (your) gracious presence | 
| 候驾 | [ hoù jià  ]    to await (your) gracious presence | 
| 候鳥 | [ hoù  ]    migratory bird | 
| 候鸟 | [ hoù  ]    migratory bird | 
| ⇒ 不到火候不揭鍋 | [ bù daò huǒ hoù bù jiē guō  ]    don't act until the time is ripe (idiom) | 
| ⇒ 不到火候不揭锅 | [ bù daò huǒ hoù bù jiē guō  ]    don't act until the time is ripe (idiom) | 
| ⇒ 中國餐館症候群 | [ zhōng guó cān guǎn zhèng hoù qún  ]    Chinese restaurant syndrome | 
| ⇒ 中国餐馆症候群 | [ zhōng guó cān guǎn zhèng hoù qún  ]    Chinese restaurant syndrome | 
| ⇒ 什麼時候 | [ shén me shí hou  ]    when?, at what time? | 
| ⇒ 什么时候 | [ shén me shí hou  ]    when?, at what time? | 
| ⇒ 伺候 | [ cì hoù  ]    to serve, to wait upon | 
| ⇒ 侍候 | [ shì hoù  ]    to serve, to wait upon | 
| ⇒ 俟候 | [ sì hoù  ]    to wait (literary) | 
| ⇒ 全天候 | [ quán tiān hoù  ]    all-weather | 
| ⇒ 全球氣候 | [ quán qiú qì hoù  ]    global climate | 
| ⇒ 全球气候 | [ quán qiú qì hoù  ]    global climate | 
| ⇒ 全球氣候升溫 | [ quán qiú qì hoù shēng wēn  ]    global warming | 
| ⇒ 全球气候升温 | [ quán qiú qì hoù shēng wēn  ]    global warming | 
| ⇒ 全球氣候變暖 | [ quán qiú qì hoù biàn nuǎn  ]    global warming | 
| ⇒ 全球气候变暖 | [ quán qiú qì hoù biàn nuǎn  ]    global warming | 
| ⇒ 到時候 | [ daò shí hoù  ]    when the moment comes, at that time | 
| ⇒ 到时候 | [ daò shí hoù  ]    when the moment comes, at that time | 
| ⇒ 到那個時候 | [ daò nà gè shí hoù  ]    until this moment | 
| ⇒ 到那个时候 | [ daò nà gè shí hoù  ]    until this moment | 
| ⇒ 取保候審 | [ qǔ baǒ hoù shěn  ]    release from custody, subject to provision of a surety, pending investigation (PRC) | 
| ⇒ 取保候审 | [ qǔ baǒ hoù shěn  ]    release from custody, subject to provision of a surety, pending investigation (PRC) | 
| ⇒ 古時候 | [ gǔ shí hou  ]    in ancient times, in olden days | 
| ⇒ 古时候 | [ gǔ shí hou  ]    in ancient times, in olden days | 
| ⇒ 古氣候學 | [ gǔ qì hoù xué  ]    paleoclimatology | 
| ⇒ 古气候学 | [ gǔ qì hoù xué  ]    paleoclimatology | 
| ⇒ 吉伯特氏症候群 | [ jí bó tè shì zhèng hoù qún  ]    Gilbert's syndrome | 
| ⇒ 問候 | [ wèn hoù  ]    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) | 
| ⇒ 问候 | [ wèn hoù  ]    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) | 
| ⇒ 大氣候 | [ dà qì hoù  ]    atmosphere | 
| ⇒ 大气候 | [ dà qì hoù  ]    atmosphere | 
| ⇒ 大陸性氣候 | [ dà lù xìng qì hoù  ]    continental climate | 
| ⇒ 大陆性气候 | [ dà lù xìng qì hoù  ]    continental climate | 
| ⇒ 天候 | [ tiān hoù  ]    weather | 
| ⇒ 季候 | [ jì hoù  ]    season | 
| ⇒ 守候 | [ shoǔ hoù  ]    to wait for, to expect, to keep watch, to watch over, to nurse | 
| ⇒ 小時候 | [ shí hou  ]    in one's childhood | 
| ⇒ 小时候 | [ shí hou  ]    in one's childhood | 
| ⇒ 小時候兒 | [ shí hou  ]    erhua variant of 小時候|小时候[xiao3 shi2 hou5] | 
| ⇒ 小时候儿 | [ shí hou  ]    erhua variant of 小時候|小时候[xiao3 shi2 hou5] | 
| ⇒ 小氣候 | [ qì hoù  ]    microclimate, fig. local situation | 
| ⇒ 小气候 | [ qì hoù  ]    microclimate, fig. local situation | 
| ⇒ 徵候 | [ zhēng hoù  ]    sign, indication, symptom | 
| ⇒ 征候 | [ zhēng hoù  ]    sign, indication, symptom | 
| ⇒ 恭候 | [ gōng hoù  ]    to look forward to sth, to wait respectfully | 
| ⇒ 慢性疲勞症候群 | [ màn xìng pí laó zhèng hoù qún  ]    chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) | 
| ⇒ 慢性疲劳症候群 | [ màn xìng pí laó zhèng hoù qún  ]    chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) | 
| ⇒ 成不了氣候 | [ chéng bu qì hoù  ]    won't get far, unlikely to be successful | 
| ⇒ 成不了气候 | [ chéng bu qì hoù  ]    won't get far, unlikely to be successful | 
| ⇒ 政治氣候 | [ zhèng zhì qì hoù  ]    political climate | 
| ⇒ 政治气候 | [ zhèng zhì qì hoù  ]    political climate | 
| ⇒ 斥候 | [ chì hoù  ]    to reconnoiter, to scout, scout | 
| ⇒ 時候 | [ shí hou  ]    time, length of time, moment, period | 
| ⇒ 时候 | [ shí hou  ]    time, length of time, moment, period | 
| ⇒ 有時候 | [ yoǔ shí hou  ]    sometimes | 
| ⇒ 有时候 | [ yoǔ shí hou  ]    sometimes | 
| ⇒ 有的時候 | [ yoǔ de shí hoù  ]    sometimes, at times | 
| ⇒ 有的时候 | [ yoǔ de shí hoù  ]    sometimes, at times | 
| ⇒ 氣候 | [ qì hoù  ]    climate, atmosphere, situation, CL:種|种[zhong3] | 
| ⇒ 气候 | [ qì hoù  ]    climate, atmosphere, situation, CL:種|种[zhong3] | 
| ⇒ 氣候學 | [ qì hoù xué  ]    climatology | 
| ⇒ 气候学 | [ qì hoù xué  ]    climatology | 
| ⇒ 氣候學家 | [ qì hoù xué jiā  ]    a climatologist | 
| ⇒ 气候学家 | [ qì hoù xué jiā  ]    a climatologist | 
| ⇒ 氣候暖化 | [ qì hoù nuǎn huà  ]    climate warming | 
| ⇒ 气候暖化 | [ qì hoù nuǎn huà  ]    climate warming | 
| ⇒ 氣候狀況 | [ qì hoù zhuàng kuàng  ]    climatic conditions, atmospheric conditions | 
| ⇒ 气候状况 | [ qì hoù zhuàng kuàng  ]    climatic conditions, atmospheric conditions | 
| ⇒ 氣候變化 | [ qì hoù biàn huà  ]    climate change | 
| ⇒ 气候变化 | [ qì hoù biàn huà  ]    climate change | 
| ⇒ 海洋性氣候 | [ haǐ yáng xìng qì hoù  ]    maritime climate | 
| ⇒ 海洋性气候 | [ haǐ yáng xìng qì hoù  ]    maritime climate | 
| ⇒ 火候 | [ huǒ hoù  ]    heat control, maturity, crucial moment | 
| ⇒ 營業時候 | [ yíng yè shí hou  ]    opening hours (shop, bank, restaurant) | 
| ⇒ 营业时候 | [ yíng yè shí hou  ]    opening hours (shop, bank, restaurant) | 
| ⇒ 物候 | [ wù hoù  ]    natural phenomena of a seasonal nature | 
| ⇒ 物候學 | [ wù hoù xué  ]    the study of seasonal phenomena (flouring, migration etc) | 
| ⇒ 物候学 | [ wù hoù xué  ]    the study of seasonal phenomena (flouring, migration etc) | 
| ⇒ 症候 | [ zhèng hoù  ]    illness, disease | 
| ⇒ 症候群 | [ zhèng hoù qún  ]    syndrome | 
| ⇒ 稍候 | [ shaō hoù  ]    to wait a moment | 
| ⇒ 等候 | [ děng hoù  ]    to wait, to wait for | 
| ⇒ 節候 | [ jié hoù  ]    season, time of year | 
| ⇒ 节候 | [ jié hoù  ]    season, time of year | 
| ⇒ 聯合國氣候變化框架公約 | [ lián hé guó qì hoù biàn huà kuàng jià gōng yuē  ]    United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change | 
| ⇒ 联合国气候变化框架公约 | [ lián hé guó qì hoù biàn huà kuàng jià gōng yuē  ]    United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change | 
| ⇒ 聽候 | [ tīng hoù  ]    to wait for (orders, a decision, a judgment) | 
| ⇒ 听候 | [ tīng hoù  ]    to wait for (orders, a decision, a judgment) | 
| ⇒ 腕隧道症候群 | [ wàn suì daò zhèng hoù qún  ]    carpal tunnel syndrome (pain in the hands due to pressure on the median nerve), median neuropathy at the wrist | 
| ⇒ 謝候 | [ xiè hoù  ]    to thank sb for favor or hospitality | 
| ⇒ 谢候 | [ xiè hoù  ]    to thank sb for favor or hospitality | 
| ⇒ 趨冷氣候 | [ qū lěng qì hoù  ]    cooling, a cold spell | 
| ⇒ 趋冷气候 | [ qū lěng qì hoù  ]    cooling, a cold spell | 
| ⇒ 輪候 | [ lún hoù  ]    to wait one's turn | 
| ⇒ 轮候 | [ lún hoù  ]    to wait one's turn | 
| ⇒ 過時不候 | [ guò shí bù hoù  ]    being late is not acceptable (idiom) | 
| ⇒ 过时不候 | [ guò shí bù hoù  ]    being late is not acceptable (idiom) | 
| ⇒ 那時候 | [ nà shí hou  ]    at that time | 
| ⇒ 那时候 | [ nà shí hou  ]    at that time | 
| ⇒ 難伺候 | [ nán cì hou  ]    (coll.) hard to please, high-maintenance | 
| ⇒ 难伺候 | [ nán cì hou  ]    (coll.) hard to please, high-maintenance | 
| ⇒ 靜候 | [ jìng hoù  ]    to quietly wait | 
| ⇒ 静候 | [ jìng hoù  ]    to quietly wait | 
| ⇒ 鵠候 | [ hú hoù  ]    to respectfully await, to look forward to | 
| ⇒ 鹄候 | [ hú hoù  ]    to respectfully await, to look forward to |