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HSK
sometimes
HSK 1
time / length of time / moment / period
HSK 1
(meteorology) climate / (fig.) climate; prevailing conditions (in human affairs) / CL: 種|种
HSK 3
in one's childhood
HSK 2
at that time
HSK 2
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)
HSK 4
to wait / to wait for
HSK 5
all-weather
to wait for / to expect / to keep watch / to watch over / to nurse
HSK 7-9
when?; at what time?
won't get far; unlikely to be successful
candidate / CL:
HSK 7-9
heat control / (fig.) mastery / (fig.) crucial moment
HSK 7-9
climate change
global warming
illness / disease
to serve / to wait upon
HSK 7-9
sometimes / at times
global warming
-elect / designate / (i.e. elected or appointed but not yet installed)
weather
waiting room (at clinic, hospital)
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  *候* | 候* | *候
to wait / to inquire after / to watch / season / climate / (old) period of five days
to wait to fill a vacancy / reserve (candidate) / alternate / substitute
to look forward to sth / to wait respectfully
global climate
to serve; to wait upon
HSK 7-9
waiting room (for train, bus etc)
to wait a moment
HSK 7-9
candidate (attributive)
migratory bird
until this moment
to reconnoiter / to scout / scout
being late is not acceptable (idiom)
in ancient times / in olden days
airport lounge
(of an actor, athlete etc) to prepare to make one's entrance / to wait in the wings
when the moment comes / at that time
political climate
climatology
bus shelter
(coll.) hard to please; high-maintenance
maritime climate
natural phenomena of a seasonal nature
paleoclimatology
climate warming
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
to wait for (orders, a decision, a judgment)
a climatologist
phenology
(Tw) syndrome
season; time of year
airport terminal
release from custody, subject to provision of a surety, pending investigation (PRC)
waiting to see a doctor / awaiting treatment
season
(Tw) post-traumatic stress disorder; PTSD
awaiting trial
waiting list
Chinese restaurant syndrome
to wait (literary)
the world's first seismograph invented by Zhang Heng 張衡|张衡 in 132
continental climate
chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS)
don't act until the time is ripe (idiom)
to await orders; to be on call
atmosphere
climatic conditions / atmospheric conditions
Gilbert's syndrome
to quietly wait
to respectfully await / to look forward to
waiting for a vacancy
to wait for a train or bus
to await (your) gracious presence
to wait for a train or bus
seasonal insect (e.g. cicada)
sign; indication; symptom
to wait one's turn
to thank sb for favor or hospitality
microclimate / fig. local situation
carpal tunnel syndrome (pain in the hands due to pressure on the median nerve) / median neuropathy at the wrist
erhua variant of 小時候|小时候


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