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待

dài

HSK 5 Character

What 待 means

1. to wait
2. to treat
3. to deal with
4. to need
5. going to (do sth)
6. about to
7. intending to

Other readings

待 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• dāito stay; to remain

Example sentences

• 待着。
  Stay.
• 善待安。
  Be nice to Ann.
• 谨待复信。
  I am looking forward to hearing from you.
• 善待老人。
  Be kind to old people.
• 不要等待！
  Don't wait.
• 敬请期待。
  It's being arranged.

Words starting with 待

• 待遇dài yùtreatment; pay; salary
• 待续dài xùto be continued
• 待人dài rénto treat people (politely, harshly etc)
• 待会儿dāi huì rin a moment; later; also pr. dāi huǐ r or dāi hui r
• 待命dài mìngto be on call; to be on standby
• 待机dài jīto wait for an opportunity; (electronic devices) standby
• 待业dài yèto wait for employment; to be unemployed
• 待人接物dài rén jiē wù(idiom) to interact with people
• 待定dài dìngto await a decision; to be pending
• 待字dài zì(literary) (of a young lady) to be awaiting betrothal
• 待复dài fùto be advised; awaiting an answer
• 待会dāi huiwait a minute; stop a while
• 待产dài chǎn(of an expectant mother) to be in labor
• 待考dài kǎounder investigation; currently unknown
• 待要dài yàoto be about to
• 待见dài jian(colloquial) to like
• 待解dài jiěunresolved; awaiting solution
• 待办dài bànpending; to be dealt with; (attributive) to-do
• 待用餐dài yòng cānsuspended meal (Tw)
• 待办事项列表dài bàn shì xiàng liè biǎoto-do list
• 待乙妥dài yǐ tuǒDEET (insect repellent) (loanword)
• 待岗dài gǎngto wait for a job assignment; to be laid off; to be out of a job
• 待宵草dài xiāo cǎoevening primrose
• 待毙dài bìto await death; to be a sitting duck

Words containing 待

• 等待děng dàito wait; to wait for
• 期待qī dàito look forward to; to await; expectation
• 对待duì dàito treat; treatment
• 接待jiē dàito receive; to entertain; to host (guests, visitors or clients)
• 招待zhāo dàito hold a reception; to offer hospitality; to entertain (guests); to serve (customers)
• 看待kàn dàito look upon; to regard
• 虐待nüè dàito mistreat; to maltreat; to abuse
• 迫不及待pò bù jí dài(idiom) unable to hold oneself back; eager to do sth without delay
• 款待kuǎn dàito entertain; to be hospitable to
• 亏待kuī dàito treat sb unfairly
• 招待所zhāo dài suǒguesthouse; hostel
• 有待yǒu dàinot yet (done); pending
• 招待会zhāo dài huìa reception
• 优待yōu dàipreferential treatment; to give preferential treatment
• 接待室jiē dài shìreception room
• 相待xiāng dàito treat
• 亟待jí dàito need urgently; to need doing without delay
• 拭目以待shì mù yǐ dàilit. to wipe one's eyes and wait (idiom); to wait and see
• 留待liú dàito leave sth for later; to postpone (work, a decision etc)
• 指日可待zhǐ rì kě dàiimminent; just around the corner (idiom)
• 急不可待jí bù kě dài(idiom) impatient; eager to (do sth); unable to wait any longer
• 守株待兔shǒu zhū dài tùlit. to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits (idiom); to wait idly for opportunities…
• 蓄势待发xù shì dài fāto wait for action after having accumulated power, energy etc
• 担待dān dàito pardon; please excuse (me); to take responsibility

Characters that look like 待

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 特tèspecial; unique; distinguished
• 持chíto hold; to grasp; to support
• 侍shìto serve; to attend upon
• 骋chěngto hasten; to run; to open up
• 恃shì(bound form) to rely on; (literary) one's mother
• 狰zhēngused in 狰狞

Sounds the same

Read dài, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 带band; belt; girdle
• 戴to put on or wear (glasses, hat, gloves etc); to respect; to bear
• 袋pouch; bag; sack
• 代to be a substitute for; to act on behalf of; to replace; to substitute; generation…
• 贷to lend on interest; to borrow; a loan
• 逮(literary) to reach; used in 逮捕
• 怠idle; lazy; negligent
• 黛umber-black dye for painting the eyebrow
• 殆(literary) dangerous; perilous; (literary) almost; well-nigh
• 玳tortoise shell; turtle
• 岱Mt Tai in Shandong; same as 泰山
• 埭dam