等候

děnghòu

to wait; to wait for

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Chinese words snap together like bricks. Every word below shares a character with this one, so you are already halfway to knowing it.

See it in sentences

请在门外等候。

Please wait outside the door.

大家都在等候消息。

Everyone is waiting for news.