待
HSK 5freq #1207
Meanings
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- 1.to stay; to remain
- 1.to wait
- 2.to treat
- 3.to deal with
- 4.to need
- 5.going to (do sth)
- 6.about to
- 7.intending to
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Wiktionary
- 1.to wait for; to await; to expect
- 2.to need; to depend on
- 3.to be about to; to intend to
- 4.to treat; to entertain; to receive; to handle
- 5.to prepare for
- 6.a surname
- 7.to stay
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Etymology
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *dɯːʔ): semantic 彳 + phonetic 寺 (OC *ljɯs). Probably related to 等 (MC tongX, “to wait”) (Wang, 1982). Karlgren (1956) relates this word to 侍 (OC *djɯs, “to serve; to wait upon”).
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Stroke order
Components
Components from cjk-decomp · MIT
Example sentences
待著。
Stay.
謹待復信。
I am looking forward to hearing from you.
待在家裡。
Stay home.
你待了多久?
How long did you stay?
我想待一夜。
I'd like to stay for one night.
我在家裡待著。
I'm staying home.
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Derived terms
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Related words
期待 to look forward to等待 to wait; to wait for对待 to treat待遇 treatment接待 to receive; to entertain; to host (guests, visitors or clients)看待 to look upon; to regard虐待 to mistreat招待 to hold a reception; to offer hospitality; to entertain (guests); to serve (customers)有待 not yet (done)款待 to entertain亏待 to treat sb unfairly待机 to wait for an opportunity