等候 děnghòu to wait
to wait; to wait for
How to remember 等候: 等 wait for + 候 waiting for = to wait.
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How it is used
- To wait (for), formal/polite - 请在此等候 (qǐng zài cǐ děnghòu) please wait here; 等候通知 await notification.
- More formal than 等 (děng) and 等待 (děngdài). Suits signs, announcements, service contexts. Often for waiting on a result or a person of higher status.
Example sentences
- 请在被叫到名字之前坐在椅子上等候。 Qǐng zài bèijiào dào míngzì zhīqián zuòzài yǐzi shàng děnghòu.Please have a seat and wait until your name is called.
- 你能把我的名字加到等候批准的申请人名单上吗？ Nǐ néng bǎ wǒ de míngzì jiā dào děnghòu pīzhǔn de shēnqǐngrén míngdān shàng ma?Could you put my name on the waiting list?
- 电话运营商提示来电人等候接通。 Diànhuà yùnyíngshāng tíshì láidiàn rén děnghòu jiētōng.The telephone operator asked the caller to hold on until a connection was made.