守候 (shǒu hòu): Pour attendre

In the airport waiting hall, she sat alone in a corner, keeping watch for the flight delayed six hours by the blizzard, just to see her husband who hadn't returned in three years.

After her son went to serve as a soldier on the frontier, every evening the mother would stand under the old locust tree at the village entrance, waiting for his letters, rain or shine.

The archaeologists waited deep in the desert for three whole months, and finally welcomed the moment the sandstorm stopped, uncovering the sealed earth at the entrance of the ancient tomb.

The doctor said the specific medicine for this rare disease is still in clinical trials, but the patient's family expressed willingness to keep waiting, refusing to give up even if there is only a glimmer of hope.

Every spring, forest ranger Old Zhang keeps watch in the lookout tower on the mountain top, closely monitoring whether there is any fire in the distant forest area, staying for several months at a time.