| 时候 | shí hou | time; length of time; moment; period |
| 候 | hòu | wait |
| 气候 | qì hòu | climate; atmosphere; situation; CL:种 |
| 候选人 | hòu xuǎn rén | candidate; CL:名 |
| 等候 | děng hòu | to wait; to wait for |
| 问候 | wèn hòu | to give one's respects; to send a greeting |
| 候补 | hòu bǔ | to wait to fill a vacancy; a reserve candidate |
| 到时候 | dào shí hòu | when the moment comes; at that time |
| 火候 | huǒ hòu | heat control; maturity; crucial moment |
| 小时候 | xiǎo shí hou | in one's childhood |
| 伺候 | cì hòu | to serve; to act as a valet |
| 症候 | zhèng hòu | illness; disease |
| 侍候 | shì hòu | serve; wait upon |
| 听候 | tīng hòu | top await judgment; to wait and listen |
| 小气候 | xiǎo qì hòu | microclimate; fig. local situation |
| 候审 | hòu shěn | awaiting trial |
| 古时候 | gǔ shí hou | in ancient times; in olden days |
| 候车室 | hòu chē shì | waiting room (for train, bus etc) |
| 候鸟 | hòu niǎo | migratory bird |
| 那时候 | nà shí hou | at that time |
| 守候 | shǒu hòu | to wait for; to expect; to watch over; to nurse |
| 静候 | jìng hòu | to quietly wait |
| 当…的时候 | dāng de shí hou | when..., at the time... |
| 有时候 | yǒu shí hou | sometimes |
| 中国餐馆症候群 | Zhōng guó cān guǎn zhèng hòu qún | Chinese restaurant syndrome |
| 什么时候 | shén me shí hou | when?; at what time?; t what time? |
| 俟候 | sì hòu | to wait (literary) |
| 候任 | hòu rèn | designate |
| 候机厅 | hòu jī tīng | airport departure terminal |
| 候机楼 | hòu jī lóu | airport departure terminal |
| 候缺 | hòu quē | waiting for a vacancy |
| 候诊 | hòu zhěn | awaiting diagnosis |
| 候选 | hòu xuǎn | candidate |
| 候风地动仪 | hòu fēng dì dòng yí | the world's first seismograph invented by Zhang Heng 张衡 in 132 |
| 候驾 | hòu jià | to await (your) gracious presence |
| 全天候 | quán tiān hòu | all-weather |
| 全球气候 | quán qiú qì hòu | global climate |
| 全球气候升温 | quán qiú qì hòu shēng wēn | global warming |
| 全球气候变暖 | quán qiú qì hòu biàn nuǎn | global warming |
| 到那个时候 | dào nà gè shí hòu | until this moment |
| 古气候学 | gǔ qì hòu xué | paleoclimatology |
| 吉伯特氏症候群 | jí bó tè shì zhèng hòu qún | Gilbert's Syndrome |
| 大气候 | dà qì hòu | atmosphere |
| 大陆性气候 | dà lù xìng qì hòu | continental climate |
| 季候 | jì hòu | season |
| 小时候儿 | xiǎo shí hour | erhua variant of 小时候, in one's childhood |
| 从那时候 | cóng nà shí hòu | from that time on; since then |
| 征候 | zhēng hòu | sign; indication; symptom |
| 恭候 | gōng hòu | to look forward to sth; to wait respectfully |
| 政治气候 | zhèng zhì qì hòu | political climate |
