English–Chinese
“please wait” in Chinese
Chinese
Pronunciation
Pinyinshāo hòu
Example
会议将在五分钟后开始，请稍候。huì yì jiāng zài wǔ fēn zhōng hòu kāi shǐ qǐng shāo hòu
The meeting will begin in five minutes, so please wait.
How to say “please wait” in Chinese
“Please wait” in Chinese is 稍候 (shāo hòu).
A polite signal that the current activity pauses briefly and then resumes.
Example sentences with 稍候
请您稍候，我去查一下资料。qǐng nín shāo hòu wǒ qù chá yí xià zī liào
Please wait while I go check the information.
Tips for using 稍候
- In conversational Chinese, this word can sound official or service-oriented, while ordinary speech usually uses a more casual expression for the same situation.