有待

yǒu dài

HSK 3.0 Level 7 Verb Uncommon

Definitions

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already

Indicates something has already been done, opposite of not yet.

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to wait; to wait for

Means 'to wait', semantically related to pending state.

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not yet; still not

Used to indicate something has not yet happened or been done, often in formal contexts.

Always followed by a verb or verb phrase, never a noun directly. Common patterns: 有待解决 (pending resolution), 有待观察 (remains to be seen).

Primarily used in formal or written Chinese, rarely in casual conversation.

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这个问题有待解决。

This issue remains to be resolved.

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to stay

to wait

to have; there is