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
DEET (insect repellent) (loanword)
to wait for a good offer
(literary) (of a young lady) to be awaiting betrothal
evening primrose
awaiting an answer; to be advised
awaiting an answer; to be advised
to await death; to be a sitting duck
to await death; to be a sitting duck
in a moment; later
to await job assignment (term used only in mainland China)
(electronic devices) standby; to wait for an opportunity
(of an expectant mother) to be in labor
suspended meal (Tw)
to be continued
under investigation; currently unknown
to be about to
(coll.) to like
(coll.) to like
awaiting solution; unresolved
to-do list
to-do list
to need urgently; to need doing without delay
sexual abuse
to slight (treat badly)
to be on standby; emergency standby