HSK 7–9 vocabularyHSK 3.0

守候

shǒuhòu

to wait for

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Meaning of 守候 in English

shǒuhòuHSK 7–9verbSyllabus #9133
  1. to wait for
  2. to expect
  3. to keep watch
  4. to watch over
  5. to nurse

Characters

守 on its own →
shǒu · to guard

HSK words with 守

守HSK 5遵守HSK 5保守HSK 7–9防守HSK 7–9坚守HSK 7–9看守HSK 7–9守护HSK 7–9守信HSK 7–9守株待兔HSK 7–9
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HSK words with 候

时候HSK 1小时候HSK 2气候HSK 4等候HSK 5伺候HSK 7–9火候HSK 7–9侍候HSK 7–9问候HSK 7–9候选人HSK 7–9

Level, pinyin and part of speech: HSK Syllabus (CLEC, Nov 2025). Definitions: CC-CEDICT, CC BY-SA 4.0. Sources & licences