等待
děng dài
Pinyin

Definition

等待
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děng dài
  1. to wait
  2. to wait for

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

期待
qī dài
  1. 1 to look forward to
  2. 2 to await
  3. 3 expectation
等
děng
  1. 1 class
  2. 2 rank
  3. 3 grade
  4. 4 equal to
  5. 5 same as
  6. 6 to wait for
  7. 7 to await
  8. 8 et cetera
  9. 9 and so on
  10. 10 et al. (and other authors)
  11. 11 after
  12. 12 as soon as
  13. 13 once
等级
děng jí
  1. 1 grade
  2. 2 rank
  3. 3 status
善待
shàn dài
  1. 1 to treat well
对待
duì dài
  1. 1 to treat
  2. 2 treatment
平等
píng děng
  1. 1 equal
  2. 2 equality
待
dāi
  1. 1 to stay
待人
dài rén
  1. 1 to treat people (politely, harshly etc)
待遇
dài yù
  1. 1 treatment
  2. 2 pay
  3. 3 salary
  4. 4 status
  5. 5 rank
看待
kàn dài
  1. 1 to look upon
  2. 2 to regard
等候
děng hòu
  1. 1 to wait
  2. 2 to wait for
等到
děng dào
  1. 1 to wait until
  2. 2 by the time when (sth is ready etc)
等待
děng dài
  1. 1 to wait
  2. 2 to wait for
等于
děng yú
  1. 1 to equal
  2. 2 to be tantamount to
等等
děng děng
  1. 1 et cetera
  2. 2 and so on ...
  3. 3 wait a minute!
  4. 4 hold on!
上等
shàng děng
  1. 1 highest quality
  2. 2 top-notch
上等兵
shàng děng bīng
  1. 1 private first class (army rank)
不平等
bù píng děng
  1. 1 inequality
  2. 2 unfairness
不等
bù děng
  1. 1 unequal
  2. 2 varied
不等式
bù děng shì
  1. 1 inequality (math.)

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
等而下之
děng ér xià zhī
  1. 1 going from there to lower grades (idiom)
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

Sample Sentences

等待着下课，等待着放学，等待游戏的童年
děngdài zhe xiàkè ，děngdài zhe fàngxué ，děngdài yóuxì de tóngnián
The childhood of waiting for the class to dismiss, waiting for the end of school day, waiting for playing.
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说的的一点儿没错，在高速公路上堵车等待也是常有的事，因为这种现象实在太普遍，还有些网路段子手拿这种现象来调侃。
shuōde de yīdiǎnr méicuò ，zài gāosùgōnglù shàng dǔchē děngdài yě shì chángyǒu de shì ，yīnwèi zhèzhǒng xiànxiàng shízài tài pǔbiàn ，hái yǒuxiē wǎnglù duànzishǒu ná zhèzhǒng xiànxiàng lái tiáokǎn 。
Yeah, ain't that the truth. People often find themselves waiting in a traffic jam on the highway and because it's so common a phenomenon, there are also lots of internet meme-makers mocking this state of affairs.
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若是不想忘记她，你可以跳下奈何桥，在桥下的忘川河中等待一千年。
ruòshì bù xiǎng wàngjì tā ，nǐ kěyǐ tiàoxià nàihéqiáo ，zài qiáoxià de wàngchuānhé zhōng děngdài yìqiān nián 。
If you don't want to forget her, you can jump off the Naihe Bridge, the bridge of helplessness, and wait in the waters of the river of forgetfulness for a thousand years.
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我敞开胸怀为你等待。
wǒ chǎngkāi xiōnghuái wèi nǐ děngdài 。
I open my heart up wide and wait for you
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哦我已等待了千年为何城门还不开
ò wǒ yǐ děngdài le qiān nián wèihé chéng mén hái bù kāi
Oh, I've already waited 1,000 years. Why won't that gate open?
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哦我已等待了千年为何良人不回来
ò wǒ yǐ děngdài le qiān nián wèihé liángrén bù huílai
Oh, I've already waited 1,000 years. Why won't my husband return?
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耐心地等待。
nàixīn de děngdài 。
Wait patiently.
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有的可以省略。比如说：耐心地等待，你也可以说“耐心等待”。
yǒude kěyǐ shěnglüè 。bǐrú shuō ：nàixīn de děngdài ，nǐ yě kěyǐ shuō “nàixīn děngdài ”。
You can omit some of them. For example: wait patiently. You can also say: "wait patiently".
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请耐心等待！
qǐng nàixīn děngdài ！
Please wait patiently!
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他和我是同一年进公司的。前两天碰到他的时候，他还很热情地跟我打招呼，还说等升了职就请我吃饭。没想到一转眼他竟得了这种病。他还那么年轻，他还有很多梦想等待去实现，现在就......哎！老天真是太不公平了！
tā hé wǒ shì tóng yī nián jìn gōngsī de 。qiánliǎngtiān pèngdào tā de shíhou ，tā hái hěn rèqíng de gēn wǒ dǎ zhāohu ，hái shuō děng shēng le zhí jiù qǐng wǒ chīfàn 。méixiǎngdào yīzhuǎnyǎn tā jìng dé le zhèzhǒng bìng 。tā hái nàme niánqīng ，tā háiyǒu hěn duō mèngxiǎng děngdài qù shíxiàn ，xiànzài jiù ......āi ！lǎotiān zhēn shì tài bù gōngping le ！
He started working here the same year I did. When I've run into him these last few days he's still been so friendly - saying hello and even that he wants to take me out to eat once he gets promoted. I never would have thought that he could just suddenly have cancer like this. He's still so young. He still has so many dreams waiting to be fulfilled, and now...agh! God is so unfair!
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