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


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