蓄势待发
xù shì dài fā
Pinyin

Definition

蓄势待发
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xù shì dài fā
  1. to wait for action after having accumulated power, energy etc

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

期待
qī dài
  1. 1 to look forward to
  2. 2 to await
  3. 3 expectation
等待
děng dài
  1. 1 to wait
  2. 2 to wait for
含蓄
hán xù
  1. 1 to contain
  2. 2 to hold
  3. 3 (of a person or style etc) reserved
  4. 4 restrained
  5. 5 (of words, writings) full of hidden meaning
  6. 6 implicit
  7. 7 veiled (criticism)
善待
shàn dài
  1. 1 to treat well
对待
duì dài
  1. 1 to treat
  2. 2 treatment
待
dāi
  1. 1 to stay
待人
dài rén
  1. 1 to treat people (politely, harshly etc)
待续
dài xù
  1. 1 to be continued
待遇
dài yù
  1. 1 treatment
  2. 2 pay
  3. 3 salary
  4. 4 status
  5. 5 rank
招待
zhāo dài
  1. 1 to receive (guests)
  2. 2 to entertain
  3. 3 reception
接待
jiē dài
  1. 1 to receive (a visitor)
  2. 2 to admit (allow sb to enter)
有待
yǒu dài
  1. 1 not yet (done)
  2. 2 pending
看待
kàn dài
  1. 1 to look upon
  2. 2 to regard
虐待
nu:è dài
  1. 1 to mistreat
  2. 2 to maltreat
  3. 3 to abuse
  4. 4 mistreatment
  5. 5 maltreatment
迫不及待
pò bù jí dài
  1. 1 impatient (idiom); in a hurry
  2. 2 itching to get on with it
亟待
jí dài
  1. 1 see 急待[jí dài]
交待
jiāo dài
  1. 1 variant of 交代[jiāo dài]
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)
优待
yōu dài
  1. 1 preferential treatment
  2. 2 to give preferential treatment

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)
兼收并蓄
jiān shōu bìng xù
  1. 1 incorporating diverse things (idiom)
  2. 2 eclectic
  3. 3 all-embracing
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

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