děng dài

Translation

  • to wait
  • to wait for

Synonyms

Examples

  • 成功属于耐心等待的人。
    Everything comes to those who wait.
  • 只好坐下来等待
    There was no choice but to sit and wait.
  • 在房间外面等待片刻。
    Wait for a moment outside the room.
  • 法兰克高兴地等待着他晚上的约会。
    Frank was waiting with pleasure for the date in the evening.
  • Mick等待约会的时候靠读杂志打发时间。
    Mick killed time by reading a magazine while waiting for his date.
  • 很可能等待着我们的幸福根本不是我们要的那种幸福。
    It may be that the happiness awaiting us is not at all the sort of happiness we would want.
Chinese Tones