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稍候 (shāo hòu): To wait a moment (verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

稍 • shāo • slightly; a little • HSK 3.0 · L4

HSK 3.0 · L4

shāo稍

slightly; a little

候 • hòu • to wait; to observe; to inquire

hòu候

to wait; to observe; to inquire

Word Info

Pinyinshāo hòu

Meaningto wait a moment

Characters2

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Syntaxverb

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More common words that include characters from 稍候.

Words with 稍

稍微shāo wēia little bit
稍后shāo hòulater on
稍稍shāo shāoa little bit / slightly
稍息shào xīat ease (military command)

Words with 候

时候shí hou[duration of] time
小时候xiǎo shí houin one's childhood
气候qì hòuclimate
问候wèn hòusend one's greetings to

伺候

cì hòu

wait upon; serve

候选hòu xuǎnbe a candidate; run for office

等候děng hòuto wait; await; expect

侍候shì hòuWait on

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Example Sentences with 稍候

qǐng请

shāo稍

hòu候

。

Please wait a moment.

nín您

shāo稍

hòu候

，

wǒ我

mǎ马

shàng上

huí回

lái来

Please wait a moment, I'll be right back.

kè客

fú服

rén人

yuán员

shuō说

：

“

qǐng请

shāo

。

稍

hòu候

，

wǒ我

bāng帮

nín您

chá查

xún询

dìng订

dān单

。

”

The customer service representative said, 'Please wait a moment, I'll look up your order for you.'