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问候

Traditional: 問候

wèn hòu

HSK 3.0 · 4HSK 2.0 · 5

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wèn hòu · man6 hau6 (Jyutping)

  1. to give one's respects
  2. to send a greeting
  3. (fig.) (coll.) to make offensive reference to (somebody dear to the person to whom one is speaking)

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

问

Meaning
ask about, inquire after
Radical
门
Strokes
6
Components
⿵门口
Cangjie
LSR
Four-corner
3760

候

Meaning
wait; expect; visit; greet
Radical
亻
Strokes
10
Components
⿰亻矦
Cangjie
OLNK
Four-corner
2723.4

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