# 等候 (děnghòu)

In Mandarin Chinese, 等候 (děnghòu) means “to wait for”. It is part of the HSK 5 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to wait for
- Pinyin: děnghòu (deng3 hou4)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 5
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 请您在大厅等候片刻。
  Qǐng nín zài dàtīng děnghòu piànkè.
  Please wait a moment in the lobby.

## Characters

- [等](https://hanziro.com/word/deng-wait/) (děng): to wait; and so on
- 候 (hòu): to wait; to inquire after

https://hanziro.com/word/deng-hou-wait/

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