| 候 | 1273C10 91A.81-3 | 部居  | 畫數 10 | ㄏㄡˋ [hou4] . [Dist.侯] | ||
| N. | (1) Season, weather: 氣候 weather, climate; 時候 time in gen.; 季候 season, the seasons. (2) Symptoms: 症候. (3) Timing: 火候 timing in cooking. | |||||
| V.i. | (1) To wait, to welcome: 等候 to wait; 迎候，候駕，候光，候教 to wait to welcome (your presence at party, etc.). (2) To await: 候示，候命 await your instructions; 候訊，候審 to await court trial or cross-examination; 候補，候選 [hou4bu3], [hou4xUan3]↓. (3) To take care of the bill: 這賬我候了 I have paid the bill. | |||||
| Words | 1. 候補 [hou4bu3], v.i. & n., (be) a candidate: 候補知縣 a candidate for county magistrate's office. 2. 候脈 [hou4mo4], v.t., (Peking, of physicians) to examine patient. 3. 候鳥 [hou4niao3], n., a migratory bird which follows the seasons. 4. 候選 [hou4xUan3], v.i., be a candidate for election to office; 候選人 candidate. | |||||