dài

to wait; to treat; to deal with

HSK 5 #673

Character data

HSK 5
Frequency 673rd character
Radical ⼻ (60.6)
Strokes 9
Index # 1580

Definitions

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

Stroke order

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Words containing 待

Word Meaning
to wait for; to wait
to look forward to; expectation; to await
to treat; treatment
to receive (guests); to entertain; reception
treatment; pay; salary
to receive (a visitor); to admit (allow sb to enter)
to abuse; to mistreat; mistreatment
impatient (idiom); in a hurry; itching to get on with it
to regard; to look upon
to entertain; to be hospitable to
to treat sb unfairly
in a moment; later
to be on standby; to be on call
variant of jiāo dài
reception
lit. to wipe one's eyes and wait (idiom); to wait and see
receptionist
pending; not yet (done)
to sit and wait for death (idiom); resigned to one's fate
to be continued
to give preferential treatment; preferential treatment
to treat well
ready and waiting; to get ready (for a journey)
to be pending; to await a decision
to treat people (politely, harshly etc)
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