担待
dān dài
Pinyin

Definition

担待
 - 
dān dài
  1. to pardon
  2. please excuse (me)
  3. to take responsibility

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

qī dài
  1. 1 to look forward to
  2. 2 to await
  3. 3 expectation
děng dài
  1. 1 to wait
  2. 2 to wait for
shàn dài
  1. 1 to treat well
duì dài
  1. 1 to treat
  2. 2 treatment
dāi
  1. 1 to stay
dài rén
  1. 1 to treat people (politely, harshly etc)
dài yù
  1. 1 treatment
  2. 2 pay
  3. 3 salary
  4. 4 status
  5. 5 rank
zhāo dài
  1. 1 to receive (guests)
  2. 2 to entertain
  3. 3 reception
jiē dài
  1. 1 to receive (a visitor)
  2. 2 to admit (allow sb to enter)
kàn dài
  1. 1 to look upon
  2. 2 to regard
nu:è dài
  1. 1 to mistreat
  2. 2 to maltreat
  3. 3 to abuse
  4. 4 mistreatment
  5. 5 maltreatment
pò bù jí dài
  1. 1 impatient (idiom); in a hurry
  2. 2 itching to get on with it
jí dài
  1. 1 see 急待[jí dài]
jiāo dài
  1. 1 variant of 交代[jiāo dài]
yǐ lǐ xiāng dài
  1. 1 to treat sb with due respect (idiom)
yǐ yì dài láo
  1. 1 to wait at one's ease for the exhausted enemy
  2. 2 to nurture one's strength and bide one's time (idiom)
yōu dài
  1. 1 preferential treatment
  2. 2 to give preferential treatment
guā mù xiāng dài
  1. 1 see 刮目相看[guā mù xiāng kàn]
hòu dài
  1. 1 generous treatment
kě dài yīn
  1. 1 codeine (loanword)

Idioms (20)

以礼相待
yǐ lǐ xiāng dài
  1. 1 to treat sb with due respect (idiom)
以逸待劳
yǐ yì dài láo
  1. 1 to wait at one's ease for the exhausted enemy
  2. 2 to nurture one's strength and bide one's time (idiom)
严以责己宽以待人
yán yǐ zé jǐ kuān yǐ dài rén
  1. 1 to be severe with oneself and lenient with others (idiom)
坐以待毙
zuò yǐ dài bì
  1. 1 to sit and wait for death (idiom); resigned to one's fate
守株待兔
shǒu zhū dài tù
  1. 1 lit. to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits (idiom)
  2. 2 to wait idly for opportunities
  3. 3 to trust to chance rather than show initiative
守株待兔,缘木求鱼
shǒu zhū dài tù , yuán mù qiú yú
  1. 1 to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits, and climb a tree to catch fish (idiom); without any practical course of action
宽以待人
kuān yǐ dài rén
  1. 1 to be lenient with others (idiom)
待价而沽
dài jià ér gū
  1. 1 to sell only for a good price (idiom)
  2. 2 to wait for a good offer
拭目以待
shì mù yǐ dài
  1. 1 lit. to wipe one's eyes and wait (idiom); to wait and see
指日可待
zhǐ rì kě dài
  1. 1 imminent
  2. 2 just around the corner (idiom)
时不我待
shí bù wǒ dài
  1. 1 time and tide wait for no man (idiom)
束手待毙
shù shǒu dài bì
  1. 1 to wait helplessly for death (idiom)
  2. 2 to resign oneself to extinction
枕戈待旦
zhěn gē dài dàn
  1. 1 to wait for dawn, one's head resting on a spear (idiom)
  2. 2 fully prepared and biding one's time before the battle
百废待兴
bǎi fèi dài xīng
  1. 1 many things waiting to be done (idiom)
  2. 2 a thousand things to do
百废待举
bǎi fèi dài jǔ
  1. 1 many things waiting to be done (idiom)
  2. 2 a thousand things to do
百端待举
bǎi duān dài jǔ
  1. 1 a thousand things remain to be done (idiom)
  2. 2 numerous tasks remain to be undertaken
翘足而待
qiáo zú ér dài
  1. 1 to expect in a short time (idiom)
  2. 2 also pr. [qiào zú ér dài]
翘首以待
qiáo shǒu yǐ dài
  1. 1 to hold one's breath (in anticipation) (idiom)
  2. 2 to anxiously await
藏器待时
cáng qì dài shí
  1. 1 to conceal one's abilities and wait (idiom); to lie low and await the opportune moment
虚席以待
xū xí yǐ dài
  1. 1 to reserve a seat for sb (idiom)

Sample Sentences

我也没办法。是大老板的吩咐,说新年希望有个好的开端。我也只能照做,大家多担待担待。晚上我请客。
wǒ yě méi bànfǎ 。shì dà lǎobǎn de fēnfù ,shuō xīnnián xīwàng yǒu ge hǎo de kāiduān 。wǒ yě zhǐnéng zhào zuò ,dàjiā duō dāndài dāndài 。wǎnshang wǒ qǐngkè 。
There's nothing I can do. It's at the instruction of the big boss. He said he hoped the new year could get off to a good start - so, that's all I can do. Everyone will just have to bear with me. Tonight's on me.