Keyword
to stay
- to entertain
- to receive
- to treat
- to delay
- to wait
- Frequency
- #581
- Strokes
- 9
Readings
dài88%
dāi13%
Mnemonic
To welcome someone arriving 彳 at the royal court 寺
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
待
to stay; to remain
等待
to wait; to wait for
对待
to treat; treatment
期待
to look forward to; to await; expectation
待遇
treatment; pay; salary; status; rank
看待
to look upon; to regard
虐待
to mistreat; to maltreat; to abuse; mistreatment; maltreatment
接待
to receive; to entertain; to host (guests, visitors or clients)
招待
to hold a reception; to offer hospitality; to entertain (guests); to serve (customers)
有待
not yet (done); pending
待
to wait; to treat; to deal with; to need; going to (do sth); about to; intending to
迫不及待
(idiom) unable to hold oneself back; eager to do sth without delay
优待
preferential treatment; to give preferential treatment
款待
to entertain; to be hospitable to
招待会
a reception
善待
to treat well
待命
to be on call; to be on standby
待人
to treat people (politely, harshly etc)
招待所
guesthouse; hostel
待定
to await a decision; to be pending
待会儿
in a moment; later; also pr. dāihuǐr or dāihuir
亟待
to need urgently; to need doing without delay
拭目以待
lit. to wipe one's eyes and wait (idiom); to wait and see
待机
to wait for an opportunity; (electronic devices) standby