等候
dang2 hau6děng hòu
English
- to wait
- to wait for
- to wait; to await
粵語 — Cantonese
- 等;停留響一個地方或者唔做任何嘢,直至到某一件特定事件發生;比較正式
Examples
呢到係會議室,唔係等候室。
This is a meeting room, not a waiting room.
Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY
他在汽车站等候。
He is waiting at the Greyhound station.
Tatoeba · peipei CC BY
許多人在排隊等候。
Many people were waiting in line.
Tatoeba · Martha CC BY
请在一米线外等候。
Please wait one meter away.
Tatoeba · Sethlang CC BY
汤姆在医院的等候室。
Tom is in the hospital waiting room.
Tatoeba · verdastelo9604 CC BY
等候室里有五位患者。
There are five patients in the waiting room.
Tatoeba · crescat CC BY
佢喺監獄度等候審訊。
He is kept in prison awaiting trial.
Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk