"待" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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Prononciation
Mandarin dāi; dài
Entry Methods
Pinyin dai1; dai4
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HOGDI
竹人土木戈
Sijiao 2424.1
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CNS 11643 1-5121
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Unicode U+5F85
GB2312 B4FD
BIG5 ABDD
Results for 待
 dāi to stay
 dài to wait / to treat / to deal with / to need / going to (do sth) / about to / intending to
Results beginning with 待
 dài yù treatment / pay / salary / status / rank
 dài jī to wait for an opportunity / (electronic devices) standby
 dài rén to treat people (politely, harshly etc)
 dài xù to be continued
 dài dìng to await a decision / to be pending
 dài mìng to be on call / to be on standby
 dài yè to await job assignment (term used only in mainland China)
 dài jiě unresolved / awaiting solution
 dài chǎn (of an expectant mother) to be in labor
 dài bì to await death / to be a sitting duck
 dài fù to be advised / awaiting an answer
 dāi hui wait a minute / stop a while
 dài jian (coll.) to like
 dài kǎo under investigation / currently unknown
 dài yào to be about to
 dài zhào expert in a specialized field such as medicine, divination or chess, available on call to the emperor (in the Tang and Song dynasties)
 dài zì (literary) (of a young lady) to be awaiting betrothal
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 dāi huì r in a moment / later / also pr. [dai1 hui3 r5] or [dai1 hui5 r5]
  activated mine
 dài xiāo cǎo evening primrose
 dài yǐ tuǒ DEET (insect repellent) (loanword)
 dài yòng cān suspended meal (Tw)
 dài rén jiē wù the way one treats people
 dài jià ér gū to sell only for a good price (idiom) / to wait for a good offer
  standby forces
  standby power
  state of readiness / combat readiness / operational readiness
寿  laid life / armed period
  obligating system
  on-order mission
 dài jī zhuàng tài readiness for action
  aircraft prepared for service
  on-call target
  on-call target
  pre-trial detainee
  fire on demand
  Standby Arrangements Unit
  standby roster / on-call list
  armed trap
 dài bàn shì xiàng liè biǎo to-do list
  Standby High-Readiness Brigade
  defined benefit pension plan / defined benefit plan
  Standby Forces Management Unit
  Standby Arrangements Team
  Ad Hoc Working Group on Pending Issues
Approximate Results for 待
 děng dài to wait / to wait for
 qī dài to look forward to / to await / expectation
 duì dài to treat / treatment
 jiē dài to receive (a visitor) / to admit (allow sb to enter)
 kàn dài to look upon / to regard
 yǒu dài not yet (done) / pending
 nu:è dài to mistreat / to maltreat / to abuse / mistreatment / maltreatment
 zhāo dài to receive (guests) / to entertain / reception
 jiāo dài variant of 交代[jiao1 dai4]
 shàn dài to treat well
 jí dài see 急待[ji2 dai4]
 kuǎn dài to entertain / to be hospitable to
 xiāng dài to treat
 yōu dài preferential treatment / to give preferential treatment
 kuī dài to treat sb unfairly
 liú dài to leave sth for later / to postpone (work, a decision etc)
 dān dài to pardon / please excuse (me) / to take responsibility
 jí dài to need urgently / to need doing without delay
 hòu dài generous treatment
 kuān dài to treat leniently / liberal treatment
 màn dài to slight (treat badly)
 bó dài mean treatment / indifference / meager hospitality
 guǎn dài to wait on / to attend / to serve
 hǎi dài student who has returned from overseas but is yet to find a job (pun on 海帶|海带[hai3 dai4]) / cf. 海歸|海归[hai3 gui1]
 kǔ dài treat harshly
 piān dài to show favoritism against sb / to treat unfairly
 zhí dài to wait until / until
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 zhāo dài suǒ guest house / small hotel
 zhāo dài huì reception / CL:個|个[ge4],次[ci4]
 xìng nu:è dài sexual abuse
 jiē dài shì reception room
 jiē dài yuán receptionist
  hospitality expenses
 nu:è dài kuáng sadism / sadist
 zhāo dài yuán usher / greeter
 kě dài yīn codeine (loanword)
  reception assistance unit
 Bāo Dài zhì Bao Daizhi, "Edict Attendant Bao", fictional name used for Bao Zheng 包拯[Bao1 Zheng3] (999-1062), Northern Song official renowned for his honesty
 bù dài shuō needless to say / it goes without saying
 yōu dài piào reduced-price ticket (e.g. for students)
 yōu dài quàn discount coupon / complimentary ticket
 pò bù jí dài impatient (idiom) / in a hurry / itching to get on with it
 shì mù yǐ dài lit. to wipe one's eyes and wait (idiom) / to wait and see
 zhǐ rì kě dài imminent / just around the corner (idiom)
 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
 zuò yǐ dài bì to sit and wait for death (idiom) / resigned to one's fate
 shí bù wǒ dài time and tide wait for no man (idiom)
 xū wèi yǐ dài to reserve a seat / to leave a position vacant
 áo áo dài bǔ cry piteously for food
 bǎi duān dài jǔ a thousand things remain to be done (idiom) / numerous tasks remain to be undertaken
 bǎi fèi dài jǔ many things waiting to be done (idiom) / a thousand things to do
 cáng qì dài shí to conceal one's abilities and wait (idiom) / to lie low and await the opportune moment
 chì chéng xiāng dài to treat utterly sincerely / open and above board in dealing with sb
 guā mù xiāng dài see 刮目相看[gua1 mu4 xiang1 kan4]
 hán bāo dài fàng in bud / budding
 jí bù kě dài impatient / eager to / anxious to
 kuān yǐ dài rén to be lenient with others (idiom)
 qiáo zú ér dài to expect in a short time (idiom) / also pr. [qiao4 zu2 er2 dai4]
 shù shǒu dài bì to wait helplessly for death (idiom) / to resign oneself to extinction
 shù shǒu dài sǐ hands tied and expecting the worst
 yǐ lǐ xiāng dài to treat sb with due respect (idiom)
 yǐ yì dài láo to wait at one's ease for the exhausted enemy / to nurture one's strength and bide one's time (idiom)
 zhěn gē dài dàn to wait for dawn, one's head resting on a spear (idiom) / fully prepared and biding one's time before the battle
 zhěng zhuāng dài fā to get ready (for a journey) / ready and waiting
  maltreatment
  emotional abuse / psychological abuse
  emotional abuse / psychological abuse
  call waiting
  ad referendum
  double standard
  physical abuse
  abused
  sub spe rati
  treatment of offenders
  National Treatment
  verbal abuse
  codeine addiction
  codeine base
 bǎi fèi dài xīng many things waiting to be done (idiom) / a thousand things to do
 lěng mò duì dài cold and detached towards sb / lack of regard / indifference / neglect
 nu:è dài ér tóng child abuse
 qiáo shǒu yǐ dài to hold one's breath (in anticipation) (idiom) / to anxiously await
 qiāo zú yǐ dài lit. raise one's foot enough to delay / make a pretence of action (idiom)
 rè qíng kuǎn dài to provide warm hospitality
 suí shí dài mìng on call / always available / ready at all times
 tè bié dài yù special treatment
 xù shì dài fā to wait for action after having accumulated power, energy etc
 xū xí yǐ dài to reserve a seat for sb (idiom)
 yīng jí dài mìng emergency standby
 yìng jí dài mìng emergency standby / to be on standby
 zì bù dài yán needless to say / it goes without saying
 jì zhě zhāo dài huì press conference
 zuì huì guó dài yù most favored nation
  refugee-hosting area
  acetylcodeine
  codeine-N-oxide
  Telephone Receptionist
  inhuman treatment
  reception committee
  staging area
  child abuser
  dihydrocodeine / hydrocodone
  dihydrocodeine / hydrocodone
  codeine phosphate
  codeine hydrochloride
  norcodeine
  codeine acetate
  codeine sulfate
 líng děng dài zhuàng tài zero wait state (computing)
 yè zhāo dài jiǔ huì evening cocktail reception
  United Nations guest house
  Information Clerk
  de-alerting
  marshalling area
  nicocodine hydrochloride
  African Standby Force
  Disarmament, Demobilization, Repatriation, Resettlement or Reintegration Reception Centre
  dihydrocodeine / hydrocodone
  prison abuse
  travel entitlement
  codeine addict
  codeine resinate
  codeine citrate
  special and differential treatment
  acetyldihydrocodeine
  norcodeine acetate
  norcodeine sulfate
  norcodeine hydrochloride
  norcodeine nitrate
  Military Standby Arrangements Unit
  Receptionist-Typist
  International Reception Committee
  Viana Reception Centre
  most-favoured-nation clause
  non-financial defined benefit
  financial defined benefit
  holding
  sexual exploitation and abuse
  neglect or negligent treatment
  dihydrocodeine hydrochloride
  United Nations stand-by forces
  oxycodone phosphate
  oxycodone hydrochloride
  norcodeine hydriodide
  norcodeine platinichloride
  humane treatment of offenders
  differential and more favourable treatment
  Mediation Support Standby Team
  Basic Principles for the Treatment of Prisoners
 yán yǐ zé jǐ kuān yǐ dài rén to be severe with oneself and lenient with others (idiom)
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