Usage of the character 候

to wait
to inquire after
to watch
season
climate
(old) period of five days

jìhòu

季候

[季候]

season

zhènghòu

症候

[症候]

illness
disease

hòujià

候驾

[候駕]

to await (your) gracious presence

zhēnghòu

征候

[徵候]

sign; indication; symptom

hòuzhěn

候诊

[候診]

waiting to see a doctor
awaiting treatment

hòushěn

候审

[候審]

awaiting trial

chìhòu

斥候

[斥候]

to reconnoiter
to scout
scout

hòubǔ

候补

[候補]

to wait to fill a vacancy
reserve (candidate)
alternate
substitute

jiéhòu

节候

[節候]

season; time of year

húhòu

鹄候

[鵠候]

to respectfully await
to look forward to

wùhòu

物候

[物候]

natural phenomena of a seasonal nature

gōnghòu

恭候

[恭候]

to look forward to sth
to wait respectfully

shǒuhòu

守候

[守候]

to wait for
to expect
to keep watch
to watch over
to nurse

wènhòu

问候

[問候]

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)

shíhou

时候

[時候]

time
length of time
moment
period

tiānhòu

天候

[天候]

weather

hòumìng

候命

[候命]

to await orders; to be on call

hòuchéng

候乘

[候乘]

to wait for a train or bus

cìhou

伺候

[伺候]

to serve; to wait upon

hòurèn

候任

[候任]

-elect
designate
(i.e. elected or appointed but not yet installed)

xièhòu

谢候

[謝候]

to thank sb for favor or hospitality

hòuquē

候缺

[候缺]

waiting for a vacancy

hòuniǎo

候鸟

[候鳥]

migratory bird

hòuchǎng

候场

[候場]

(of an actor, athlete etc) to prepare to make one's entrance
to wait in the wings

hòuchē

候车

[候車]

to wait for a train or bus

hòuchóng

候虫

[候蟲]

seasonal insect (e.g. cicada)

shìhòu

侍候

[侍候]

to serve
to wait upon

děnghòu

等候

[等候]

to wait
to wait for

lúnhòu

轮候

[輪候]

to wait one's turn

sìhòu

俟候

[俟候]

to wait (literary)

shāohòu

稍候

[稍候]

to wait a moment

hòuxuǎn

候选

[候選]

candidate (attributive)

huǒhou

火候

[火候]

heat control
(fig.) mastery
(fig.) crucial moment

tīnghòu

听候

[聽候]

to wait for (orders, a decision, a judgment)

qìhòu

气候

[氣候]

(meteorology) climate
(fig.) climate; prevailing conditions (in human affairs)
CL:種／种 (zhǒng)

jìnghòu

静候

[靜候]

to quietly wait

hòuxuǎnrén

候选人

[候選人]

candidate
CL:名 (míng)

yǒushíhou

有时候

[有時候]

sometimes

nàshíhou

那时候

[那時候]

at that time

zhènghòuqún

症候群

[症候群]

syndrome

hòujīlóu

候机楼

[候機樓]

airport terminal

hòuchēshì

候车室

[候車室]

waiting room (for train, bus etc)

xiǎoshíhou

小时候

[小時候]

in one's childhood

dàqìhòu

大气候

[大氣候]

atmosphere

náncìhou

难伺候

[難伺候]

(coll.) hard to please; high-maintenance

xiǎoqìhòu

小气候

[小氣候]

microclimate
fig. local situation

wùhòuxué

物候学

[物候學]

the study of seasonal phenomena (flouring, migration etc)

gǔshíhou

古时候

[古時候]

in ancient times
in olden days

hòuzhěnshì

候诊室

[候診室]

waiting room (at clinic, hospital)

quántiānhòu

全天候

[全天候]

all-weather

hòuchētíng

候车亭

[候車亭]

bus shelter

hòujītīng

候机厅

[候機廳]

airport lounge

dàoshíhòu

到时候

[到時候]

when the moment comes
at that time

qìhòuxué

气候学

[氣候學]

climatology

guòshíbùhòu

过时不候

[過時不候]

being late is not acceptable (idiom)

shénmeshíhou

什么时候

[什麼時候]

when?; at what time?

quánqiúqìhòu

全球气候

[全球氣候]

global climate

hòubǔmíngdān

候补名单

[候補名單]

waiting list

qìhòuzhuàngkuàng

气候状况

[氣候狀況]

climatic conditions
atmospheric conditions

zhèngzhìqìhòu

政治气候

[政治氣候]

political climate

qǔbǎohòushěn

取保候审

[取保候審]

release from custody, subject to provision of a surety, pending investigation (PRC)

xiǎoshíhour

小时候儿

[小時候兒]

erhua variant of 小時候／小时候 (xiǎoshíhou)

qìhòubiànhuà

气候变化

[氣候變化]

climate change

qìhòunuǎnhuà

气候暖化

[氣候暖化]

climate warming

qìhòuxuéjiā

气候学家

[氣候學家]

a climatologist

yǒudeshíhòu

有的时候

[有的時候]

sometimes
at times

gǔqìhòuxué

古气候学

[古氣候學]

paleoclimatology

hòufēngdìdòngyí

候风地动仪

[候風地動儀]

the world's first seismograph invented by Zhang Heng 張衡／张衡 ( Zhāng Héng) in 132

dàlùxìngqìhòu

大陆性气候

[大陸性氣候]

continental climate

chéngbuliǎoqìhòu

成不了气候

[成不了氣候]

won't get far; unlikely to be successful

hǎiyángxìngqìhòu

海洋性气候

[海洋性氣候]

maritime climate

dàonàgèshíhòu

到那个时候

[到那個時候]

until this moment

wànsuìdàozhènghòuqún

腕隧道症候群

[腕隧道症候群]

carpal tunnel syndrome (pain in the hands due to pressure on the median nerve)
median neuropathy at the wrist

quánqiúqìhòushēngwēn

全球气候升温

[全球氣候升溫]

global warming

quánqiúqìhòubiànnuǎn

全球气候变暖

[全球氣候變暖]

global warming

Zhōngguócānguǎnzhènghòuqún

中国餐馆症候群

[中國餐館症候群]

Chinese restaurant syndrome

bùdàohuǒhòubùjiēguō

不到火候不揭锅

[不到火候不揭鍋]

don't act until the time is ripe (idiom)

mànxìngpíláozhènghòuqún

慢性疲劳症候群

[慢性疲勞症候群]

chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS)

Jíbótèshìzhènghòuqún

吉伯特氏症候群

[吉伯特氏症候群]

Gilbert's syndrome

Liánhéguó Qìhòu Biànhuà Kuàngjià Gōngyuē

联合国气候变化框架公约

[聯合國氣候變化框架公約]

United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change