待
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to wait; to treat; to deal with; to need; going to (do sth); about to; intending to
9 strokes
Dict coverage rank #784 U+5F85
How 待 is formed
Ideographic compound (会意字)
To welcome someone arriving 彳 at the royal court 寺
How to remember it
treat · Heisig RSH #757
queue + 寺 Buddhist temple
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words containing 待
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 自不待言 | zì bù dài yán | needless to say; it goes without saying |
| 待会儿 | dāi huì r | in a moment; later; also pr. [dai1 hui3 r5] or [dai1 hui5 r5] |
| 待人接物 | dài rén jiē wù | (idiom) to interact with people |
| 指日可待 | zhǐ rì kě dài | imminent; just around the corner (idiom) |
| 不待说 | bù dài shuō | needless to say; it goes without saying |
| 藏器待时 | cáng qì dài shí | to conceal one's abilities and wait (idiom); to lie low and await the opportune moment |
| 包待制 | Bāo Dài zhì | Bao Daizhi, "Edict Attendant Bao", fictional name used for Bao Zheng 包拯[Bao1 Zheng3] (999-… |
| 急不可待 | jí bù kě dài | (idiom) impatient; eager to (do sth); unable to wait any longer |
| 待人 | dài rén | to treat people (politely, harshly etc) |
| 记者招待会 | jì zhě zhāo dài huì | press conference |
| 以礼相待 | yǐ lǐ xiāng dài | to treat sb with due respect (idiom) |
| 海待 | hǎi dài | student who has returned from overseas but is yet to find a job (pun on 海帶|海带[hai3 dai4]);… |
| 待机 | dài jī | to wait for an opportunity; (electronic devices) standby |
| 有待 | yǒu dài | not yet (done); pending |
| 待会 | dāi hui | wait a minute; stop a while |
| 等待时间 | děng dài shí jiān | waiting time; (computing) latency |
| 接待员 | jiē dài yuán | receptionist |
| 相待 | xiāng dài | to treat |
| 待定 | dài dìng | to await a decision; to be pending |
| 热情款待 | rè qíng kuǎn dài | to provide warm hospitality |