静候

(靜候)jìng hòu

to wait quietly; to await (news, a reply etc)

Example Sentences

演员们在剧场后台紧张而忙碌地整理着戏服和补妆,静候大幕拉开登台亮相的那一刻。

yǎn yuán men zài jù chǎng hòu tái jǐn zhāng ér máng lù dì zhěng lǐ zhe xì fú hé bǔ zhuāng, jìng hòu dà mù lā kāi dēng tái liàng xiàng de nà yī kè.

The actors were nervously and busily arranging their costumes and makeup backstage, waiting for the moment when the curtain opened to appear on stage.

战士们在黎明前最黑暗的时刻悄然集结潜伏,静候冲锋号角的吹响。

zhàn shì men zài lí míng qián zuì hēi àn de shí kè qiǎo rán jí jié qián fú, jìng hòu chōng fēng hào jiǎo de chuī xiǎng.

The soldiers quietly gathered and lurked in the darkest hour before dawn, waiting for the horn of charge to sound.

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