to wait · to wait for

děng hòu

d+ěng·3rd toneh+òu·4th tone

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The telephone operator asked the caller to hold on until a connection was made.

电话运营商提示来电人等候接通。

Hundreds of people were waiting outside the ticket office.

數以百计的人在售票处等候着。

Tom is still sitting in the waiting room.

汤姆还在等候室里坐着。

At one time, people would not have hesitated to light up a cigarette in stations, restaurants, or hospital waiting rooms.

在以前的人的眼中，在车站、餐厅、医院的等候室裏抽煙並没有甚么问题。

Many people were waiting in line.

許多人在排队等候。

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