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等候

děng hòu · deng hou

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Meaning

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  1. to wait
  2. to wait for
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Waiting for a table

  1. Liangliang

    门口(ménkǒu)写着(xiězhe)：请(qǐng)在(zài)此(cǐ)等候(děnghòu)。

    The sign at the door says: please wait here.

  2. Dengdeng

    我们(wǒmen)要(yào)等候(děnghòu)多久(duōjiǔ)？

    How long do we have to wait?

  3. Liangliang

    前面(qiánmiàn)还有(háiyǒu)二十(èrshí)桌(zhuō)。

    There are twenty tables ahead of us.

  4. Dengdeng

    二十(èrshí)桌(zhuō)？那(nà)大概(dàgài)要(yào)一个(yīgè)小时(xiǎoshí)吧(ba)。

    Twenty tables? Then it is probably about an hour.

  5. Liangliang

    对(duì)，服务员(fúwùyuán)也(yě)这么(zhème)说(shuō)。

    Yes, the staff said so too.

  6. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)。我(wǒ)先(xiān)去(qù)旁边(pángbiān)吃点(chīdiǎn)东西(dōngxi)，再(zài)回来(huílai)等候(děnghòu)。

    OK. I will go eat something nearby first, then come back to wait.

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2 examples
01

请(qǐng)在(zài)被(bèi)叫(jiào)到(dào)名(míng)字(zi)之(zhī)前(qián)坐(zuò)在(zài)椅(yǐ)子(zi)上(shàng)等(děng)候(hòu)。

Please have a seat and wait until your name is called.

Tatoeba: Chinese by crescat · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

大(dà)家(jiā)都(dōu)在(zài)门(mén)口(kǒu)安(ān)静(jìng)地(de)等(děng)候(hòu)结(jié)果(guǒ)。

Everyone is quietly waiting at the door for the result.

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