# 守候 (shǒuhòu)

In Mandarin Chinese, 守候 (shǒuhòu) means “to wait for; to keep watch over”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to wait for; to keep watch over
- Pinyin: shǒuhòu (shou3 hou4)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 妈妈在病床前守候了一夜。
  Māma zài bìngchuáng qián shǒuhòule yīyè.
  My mother stayed by the hospital bed all night.

## Characters

- [守](https://hanziro.com/word/shou-guard/) (shǒu): to guard; to keep watch
- 候 (hòu): to wait; to inquire after

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

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