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HSK
sometimes
HSK 1
in one's childhood
HSK 2
(meteorology) climate / (fig.) climate; prevailing conditions (in human affairs)
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
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?
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
atmosphere
to serve; to wait upon
HSK 7-9
to wait a moment
HSK 7-9
until this moment
to reconnoiter / to scout / scout
continental climate
natural phenomena of a seasonal nature
in ancient times / in olden days
sign; indication; symptom
global climate
season
won't get far; unlikely to be successful
political climate
to thank sb for favor or hospitality
microclimate / fig. local situation
to wait (literary)
being late is not acceptable (idiom)
to respectfully await / to look forward to
to quietly wait
to wait one's turn
maritime climate
(coll.) hard to please; high-maintenance
to wait for (orders, a decision, a judgment)


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