# 稍候 (shāohòu)

In Mandarin Chinese, 稍候 (shāohòu) means “to wait a moment”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to wait a moment
- Pinyin: shāohòu (shao1 hou4)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 请稍候，经理马上就来。
  Qǐng shāohòu, jīnglǐ mǎshàng jiù lái.
  Please wait a moment, the manager will be right here.

## Characters

- [稍](https://hanziro.com/word/shao-slightly/) (shāo): slightly; a little
- 候 (hòu): to wait; to inquire after

https://hanziro.com/word/shao-hou-wait-moment/

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