候補

候补
hòubǔ
  1. to wait to fill a vacancy
  2. reserve (candidate)
  3. alternate
  4. substitute

CEDICT

  1. (archaic) to temporarily fill a provincial or ministerial post prior to being assigned a permanent position by the Ministry for Personnel (during the Qing dynasty)
  2. alternate; candidate (for a vacancy, waiting list, etc.)
  3. to be an alternate; to be a candidate for (for a vacancy, waiting list, etc.)
  4. to temporarily fill a provincial or ministerial post prior to being assigned a permanent position by the Ministry for Personnel (during the Qing dynasty)

Wiktionary

等待遞補缺額。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 候 hòu
  1. to wait
  2. to inquire after
  3. to watch
  4. season
  5. climate
  6. (old) period of five days
2 補 bǔ
  1. to repair
  2. to patch
  3. to mend
  4. to make up for
  5. to fill (a vacancy)
  6. to supplement

Containing this entry

候補名單 hòubǔmíngdān waiting list

Related entries

備用 bèiyòng
  1. reserve
  2. spare
  3. alternate
  4. backup
準備 zhǔnbèi
  1. preparation
  2. to prepare
  3. to intend
  4. to be about to
  5. reserve (fund)
我准备晚餐。

I'm making dinner.

I'm cooking dinner.

Source: Tatoeba

替代品 tìdàipǐn
  1. substitute
  2. alternative
替身 tìshēn
  1. stand-in
  2. substitute
  3. body double
  4. stuntman
  5. scapegoat
  6. fall guy
  7. to stand in for sb else