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待

dài

treat, entertain, receive; wait

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Example sentences

  • 我在这待一会。

    Wǒ zài zhè dāi yī huì

    I'll stay here for a bit.

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  • 不要等待!

    Bù yào děng dài

    Don't wait.

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  • 我会待到明天。

    Wǒ huì dài dào míng tiān

    I will stay until tomorrow.

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  • 你能待一会吗?

    Nǐ néng dài yī huì ma

    Can you stay for a while?

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Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), contributed by their community.

Words containing 待

  • 等待děng dài 3–4 to wait; to wait for
  • 对待duì dài 4–4 to treat; treatment
  • 接待jiē dài 1–4 to receive (a visitor); to admit (allow sb to enter)
  • 期待qī dài 1–4 to look forward to; to await; expectation
  • 待遇dài yù 4–4 treatment; pay; salary; status; rank
  • 待dài 4to wait; to treat; to deal with; to need; going to (do sth); about to; intending to
  • 看待kàn dài 4–4 to look upon; to regard
  • 招待zhāo dài 1–4 to hold a reception; to offer hospitality; to entertain (guests); to serve (customers)
  • 虐待nüè dài 4–4 to mistreat; to maltreat; to abuse; mistreatment; maltreatment
  • 迫不及待pò bù jí dài 4–4–2–4impatient (idiom); in a hurry; itching to get on with it
  • 待会儿dāi huì r 1–4 in a moment; later; also pr. [dāi huǐ r] or [dāi hui r]
  • 款待kuǎn dài 3–4 to entertain; to be hospitable to