dài

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Definitions

  1. 1. to wait
  2. 2. to treat
  3. 3. to deal with
  4. 4. to need
  5. 5. going to (do sth)
  6. 6. about to
  7. 7. intending to

Example Sentences

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你為甚麼讓湯姆那麼對 你?
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Words Containing 待

守株待兔
shǒu zhū dài tù

lit. to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits (idiom)

对待
duì dài

to treat

待会儿
dāi huìr
待遇
dài yù
招待会
zhāo dài huì

a reception

接待
jiē dài

to receive (a visitor)

有待
yǒu dài

not yet (done)

期待
qī dài

to look forward to

款待
kuǎn dài

to entertain

看待
kàn dài

to look upon; to regard

等待
děng dài

to wait; to wait for

虐待
nlüè dài

to mistreat

亏待
kuī dài

to treat sb unfairly

迫不及待
pò bù jí dài

impatient (idiom); in a hurry

不待说
bù dài shuō

needless to say; it goes without saying

亟待
jí dài

see 急待[jí dài]

以礼相待
yǐ lǐ xiāng dài

to treat sb with due respect (idiom)

以逸待劳
yǐ yì dài láo

to wait at one's ease for the exhausted enemy

偏待
piān dài

to show favoritism against sb

优待
yōu dài

preferential treatment; to give preferential treatment

优待券
yōu dài quàn

discount coupon

优待票
yōu dài piào

reduced-price ticket (e.g. for students)

冷漠对待
lěng mò duì dài

lack of regard

刮目相待
guā mù xiāng dài

see 刮目相看[guā mù xiāng kàn]

包待制
bāo dài zhì

Bao Daizhi, \Edict Attendant Bao\, fictional name used for Bao Zheng 包拯[bāo zhěng] (999-1062), Northern Song official renowned for his honesty

厚待
hòu dài

generous treatment

可待因
kě dài yīn

codeine (loanword)

含苞待放
hán bāo dài fàng

in bud

善待
shàn dài

to treat well

嗷嗷待哺
áo áo dài bǔ

cry piteously for food

严以责己宽以待人
yán yǐ zé jǐ kuān yǐ dài rén

to be severe with oneself and lenient with others (idiom)

坐以待毙
zuò yǐ dài bì

to sit and wait for death (idiom); resigned to one's fate

夜招待酒会
yè zhāo dài jiǔ huì

evening cocktail reception

守株待兔,缘木求鱼
shǒu zhū dài tù , yuán mù qiú yú

to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits, and climb a tree to catch fish (idiom); without any practical course of action

宽以待人
kuān yǐ dài rén

to be lenient with others (idiom)

宽待
kuān dài

to treat leniently

待乙妥
dài yǐ tuǒ

DEET (insect repellent) (loanword)

待人
dài rén

to treat people (politely, harshly etc)

待人接物
dài rén jiē wù

the way one treats people

待价而沽
dài jià ér gū

to sell only for a good price (idiom)

待命
dài mìng

to be on call

待字
dài zì

(literary) (of a young lady) to be awaiting betrothal

待定
dài dìng

to await a decision

待宵草
dài xiāo cǎo

evening primrose

待岗
dài gǎng

to wait for a job assignment; to be laid off; to be out of a job

待复
dài fù

to be advised

待毙
dài bì

to await death

待会
dāi hui

wait a minute

待业
dài yè

to await job assignment (term used only in mainland China)

待机
dài jī

to wait for an opportunity

待产
dài chǎn

(of an expectant mother) to be in labor

待续
dài xù

to be continued

待考
dài kǎo

under investigation

待要
dài yào

to be about to

待见
dài jian

(coll.) to like

待解
dài jiě

unresolved

待诏
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)

待办事项列表
dài bàn shì xiàng liè biǎo

to-do list

急不可待
jí bù kě dài

impatient

急待
jí dài

to need urgently

性虐待
xìng nüe4 dài

sexual abuse

慢待
màn dài

to slight (treat badly)

应急待命
yìng jí dài mìng

emergency standby

招待员
zhāo dài yuán

service personnel: usher, waiter, receptionist, hostess etc

招待所
zhāo dài suǒ

guesthouse; hostel

拭目以待
shì mù yǐ dài

lit. to wipe one's eyes and wait (idiom); to wait and see

指日可待
zhǐ rì kě dài

imminent

接待员
jiē dài yuán

receptionist

接待室
jiē dài shì

reception room

担待
dān dài

to pardon

整装待发
zhěng zhuāng dài fā

to get ready (for a journey)

时不我待
shí bù wǒ dài

time and tide wait for no man (idiom)

最惠国待遇
zuì huì guó dài yù

most favored nation

束手待毙
shù shǒu dài bì

to wait helplessly for death (idiom)

束手待死
shù shǒu dài sǐ

hands tied and expecting the worst

枕戈待旦
zhěn gē dài dàn

to wait for dawn, one's head resting on a spear (idiom)

海待
hǎi dài

student who has returned from overseas but is yet to find a job (pun on 海帶|海带[hǎi dài])

热情款待
rè qíng kuǎn dài

to provide warm hospitality

特别待遇
tè bié dài yù

special treatment

留待
liú dài

to leave sth for later

百废待兴
bǎi fèi dài xīng

many things waiting to be done (idiom)

百废待举
bǎi fèi dài jǔ

many things waiting to be done (idiom)

百端待举
bǎi duān dài jǔ

a thousand things remain to be done (idiom)

直待
zhí dài

to wait until

相待
xiāng dài

to treat

管待
guǎn dài

to wait on

翘足而待
qiáo zú ér dài

to expect in a short time (idiom)

翘首以待
qiáo shǒu yǐ dài

to anxiously await

自不待言
zì bù dài yán

needless to say

苦待
kǔ dài

treat harshly

蓄势待发
xù shì dài fā

to wait for action after having accumulated power, energy etc

薄待
bó dài

mean treatment

藏器待时
cáng qì dài shí

to conceal one's abilities and wait (idiom); to lie low and await the opportune moment

虐待
nüe4 dài

to mistreat

虐待狂
nüe4 dài kuáng

sadism

虚位以待
xū wèi yǐ dài

to reserve a seat

虚席以待
xū xí yǐ dài

to reserve a seat for sb (idiom)

记者招待会
jì zhě zhāo dài huì

press conference

赤诚相待
chì chéng xiāng dài

to treat utterly sincerely

随时待命
suí shí dài mìng

on call

零等待状态
líng děng dài zhuàng tài

zero wait state (computing)

招待
zhāo dài

to receive (guests)

虐待
nvè dài

to mistreat