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Information of 待

Pinyin dài、 dāi

Radical

彳

Strokes

9 strokes

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Definition

stay / delay, wait / treat / deal with / need / about / intending to do something

待 [dài] 1. To wait; to await. Example: 等等 (waiting). Example: 拭目以待 (wait and see). 2. To treat or deal with someone or something in a certain manner. Example: 对待 (treat). Example: 招待 (entertain). Example: 待人接物 (interact with people and things). 3. To be about to do something; going to (used in classical opera, novels, and some modern dialects). Example: 正待出门 (just about to go out). 4. To need. Example: 需要 (need). 5. To guard against. Example: 防备 (guard against). 6. To depend on. Example: 依靠 (depend on). 7. To let or allow. Example: 容让 (let/allow). 8. If; in case. Example: 要是 (if). ------------------------ 待 [dāi] 1. To stay temporarily. Example: 在北京只待了一天 (stayed in Beijing for only one day). 2. To hang around aimlessly or linger in a place without a purpose. Example: 我在家里待一整天 (I stayed at home all day). 3. For additional meanings, refer to dài (the alternate pronunciation).

迫不及待 pò bù jí dài

impatient (idiom); in a hurry / itching to get on with it

另眼看待 lìng yǎn kàn dài

look upon one with special respect / treat sb. with special regard

另眼相待 lìng yǎn xiāng dài

give a special treatment / see sb. in a new light / regard sb. with special respect

嗷嗷待哺 áo áo dài bǔ

cry piteously for food

善待 shàn dài

to treat well

对待 duì dài

to treat / treatment

待岗 dài gǎng

await job assignment

等待 děng dài

to wait / to wait for

接待 jiē dài

to receive (a visitor) / to admit (allow sb to enter)

待遇 dài yù

treatment / pay / salary / status / rank

招待会 zhāo dài huì

reception / CL:個|个[ge4],次[ci4]

期待 qī dài

to look forward to / to await / expectation

有待 yǒu dài

not yet (done) / pending

看待 kàn dài

to look upon / to regard

招待 zhāo dài

to receive (guests) / to entertain / reception

交待 jiāo dài

variant of 交代[jiao1 dai4]

相待 xiāng dài

to treat

款待 kuǎn dài

to entertain / to be hospitable to

待定 dài dìng

to await a decision / to be pending

招待所 zhāo dài suǒ

guest house / small hotel

接待日 jiē dài rì

Open Day

待人 dài rén

to treat people (politely, harshly etc)

虐待 nüè dài

to mistreat / to maltreat / to abuse / mistreatment / maltreatment

优待 yōu dài

preferential treatment / to give preferential treatment

以待 yǐ dài

Waiting

优惠待遇 yōu huì dài yù

preferential treatment

担待 dān dài

to pardon / please excuse (me) / to take responsibility

拭目以待 shì mù yǐ dài

lit. to wipe one's eyes and wait (idiom); to wait and see

待援 dài yuán

Waiting for help

守株待兔 shǒu zhū dài tù

lit. to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits (idiom) / to wait idly for opportunities / to trust to chance rather than show initiative