Chinese Language Learning Program Lesson 191 -- The difference between “侯”and“候” in Chinese

Chinese Language Learning Program

Lesson 191 – The difference between “侯”and“候” in Chinese

Hello, everyone. Welcome back. This is Baixue’s Chinese Language Learning Program. Last time we learned the difference between “拣” and “捡” in Chinese. Today, we will learn the difference between “侯”and“候” in Chinese.

hóu

  侯

1.   princes and marquises; the nobility

          jūn hóu

           君   侯 (marquis)

2.   a nobleman or a high official

hóu mén sì hǎi

  侯    门  似  海 (A rich man's mansion is difficult of access.; A nobleman's mansion is deep like the sea -- inaccessible.)

3.   a surname

hòu

  候

1.   wait, await

gōng hòu

   恭     候 (await respectfully)

qǐng shāo hòu yī huǐ'er.

   请     稍     候 一   会 儿。(Please wait a moment.)

2.   send one's regards

wèn hòu

   问   候 (greetings, send one’s regards)

3.   time; season

qì hòu                   

气  候 (climate)      

shí hòu

 时   候(Time)

nǐ shén me shí hòu yǒu kòng?

你    什   么    时   候   有     空？(when are you free?)

4.   condition; state

          huǒ hòu

           火    候

          (duration and degree of heating, cooking, smelting, ect.

            Or a crucial moment)

          tā bǎ chā zi chā jìn ròu lǐ, jiǎn chá yī xià huǒ

          他 把   叉 子   插  进  肉 里,  检    查  一 下   火

          hòu gòu bù gòu.

            候    够  不    够.

          (He sank his fork into the meat to see if it was 
           well cooked.)

Ok, that is all for today.

xiè xiè!

 谢  谢 ! (Thanks!)

xià cì jiàn

 下 次 见!  (See you next time!)