Chinese word 守候 meaning explanation pronunciation

Writing Sheet

Word

Pinyin shǒu hòu

Phonetic Notation ㄕㄡˇ ㄏㄡˋ

Englishto wait for, to expect, to keep watch, to watch over, to nurse

Frenchattendre, garder

Germanybleiben, ertragen

◎ 守候 shǒuhòu

(1) [expect]∶看护;护理

妈妈日夜在医院里守候着外婆

(2) [wait]∶等候

她没有睡觉,正在守候他的归来。——《红岩》

守候，指守卫；看护。