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期待

qī dài

Old HSK 5 HSK 3.0 level 5 2-character word

期待 (qī dài) means "to look forward to". It is an HSK 3.0 level 5 word, and was HSK 5 in the old six-level list.

What 期待 means

1. to look forward to
2. to await
3. expectation

The characters in 期待

• 期qīa period of time; phase; stage
• 待dàito wait; to treat; to deal with

Example sentences

• 敬请期待。
  It's being arranged.
• 他到我期待。
  I've been anticipating his arrival.
• 我很期待哦。
  I look forward to it.
• 我期待见到你。
  I am looking forward to seeing you.
• 他对此很期待。
  He is looking forward to it.
• 我不期待去上班
  I don't look forward to going to work.

Where 期待 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of Expectation & Time Spans (HSK 5), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

Go deeper

• Every HSK 5 word, with the rest of its level.
• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read qī dài correctly.
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