Definition

Examples

• 我姓侯。
  Wǒ xìng hóu.
  My surname is Hou.
• 侯先生是我们的教授。
  hóu xiānsheng shì wǒmen de jiàoshòu.
  Mr. Hou is our professor.
• 古代五等爵位包括公、侯、伯、子、男。
  Gǔdài wǔ děng juéwèi bāokuò gōng, hóu, bó, zǐ, nán.
  The five ancient ranks of nobility were duke, marquis, earl, viscount, and baron.