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


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