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守候

shǒu hòu

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word

守候 (shǒu hòu) means "to wait for; to expect; to keep watch". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 守候 means

1. to wait for
2. to expect
3. to keep watch
4. to watch over
5. to nurse

The characters in 守候

• 守shǒuto guard; to defend; to keep watch
• 候hòuto wait; to inquire after; to watch

Example sentences

• 阳光明媚的地方，坐落着一座宜人的老农舍，紧邻一条深深的河流。从农舍一直到河边，长满了高大的牛蒡叶，最高的牛蒡叶下，可以让一个小孩站直身体。这地方如同茂密森林的中心，原始而静谧。一只鸭子栖息在这片幽静的角落，守候着雏鸟破壳而出。它开始感到有些疲惫，因为小家伙们迟迟不肯破壳而出，而她也很少遇到来访者。
  In a sunny spot stood a pleasant old farm-house close by a deep river, and from the house down to the water side grew great burdock leaves, so high, that under the tallest of them a little child could stand upright. The spot was as wild as the centre of a thick wood. In this snug retreat sat a duck on her nest, watching for her young brood to hatch; she was beginning to get tired of her task, for the little ones were a long time coming out of their shells, and she seldom had any visitors.

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