待
dāi
Pinyin

Definition

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

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
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)
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
刮目相待
guā mù xiāng dài
  1. 1 see 刮目相看[guā mù xiāng kàn]
厚待
hòu dài
  1. 1 generous treatment
可待因
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

没问题，待会儿见。
méi wèntí ，dāihuìr5 jiàn 。
No problem. See you later.
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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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谢谢您的盛情款待。
xièxie nín de shèngqíng kuǎndài 。
Thank you for kindly hosting.
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谢谢您的盛情招待。
xièxie nín de shèngqíng zhāodài 。
Thank you for kindly hosting.
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究竟剧情会怎么发展呢？敬请期待。记得点击追踪，开启小铃铛，我们下一期再见。
jiūjìng jùqíng huì zěnme fāzhǎn ne ？jìngqǐng qīdài 。jìde diǎnjī zhuīzōng ，kāiqǐ xiǎo língdang ，wǒmen xià yī qī zàijiàn 。
How exactly will the plot develop? Stay tuned. Remember to hit subscribe, and turn on the little bell (for notification). We will see you in the next episode.
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女孩眼眶湿湿的，努力地微笑着跟他说：”我已经多待了两天了。”
nǚhái yǎnkuàng shī shī de ，nǔlì de wēixiào zhe gēn tā shuō ：”wǒ yǐjīng duō dài le liǎng tiān le 。”
The girl's eyes were watering, and she tried to smile and said, "I have overstayed for two days."
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招待不周，请不要介意。
zhāodài bùzhōu ，qǐng bùyào jièyì 。
Sorry for not being a good host. I hope you don't mind.
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好，到时候我们就乖乖待在家。
hǎo ，dàoshíhòu wǒmen jiù guāi guāi dāi zài jiā 。
Alright, let's stay at home then.
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铁饭碗也会生锈啊，你待的私人企业才好，说不定快升职了呢！
tiěfànwǎn yě huì shēngxiù a ，nǐ dāi de sīrén qǐyè cái hǎo ，shuōbudìng kuài shēngzhí le ne ！
Stable jobs still wear out! Staying at a private business like you is better. Perhaps you are about to get a promotion!
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老实说，这公司不靠谱，我可能不会待到明年。
lǎoshíshuō ，zhè gōngsī bù kàopǔ ，wǒ kěnéng bùhuì dāi dào míngnián 。
Honestly, this company is unreliable. I don't think I'll stay until next year.
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