# 火候 (huǒhou)

In Mandarin Chinese, 火候 (huǒhou) means “heat control; timing; mastery”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: heat control; timing; mastery
- Pinyin: huǒhou (huo3 hou5)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 炖汤的时候一定要掌握好火候。
  Dùntāng de shíhou yīdìng yào zhǎngwò hǎo huǒhou.
  Stewing soup requires good control of heat and timing.

## Characters

- [火](https://hanziro.com/word/huo-fire/) (huǒ): fire; urgent
- 候 (hòu): to wait; to inquire after

https://hanziro.com/word/huo-hou-heat-control/

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