dài

待

to entertain, to receive, to treat; to delay, to wait

HSK 3.0 · 5
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Words with 待

等待 děng dài to wait; to wait for HSK 3
对待 duì dài to treat; treatment HSK 3
接待 jiē dài to receive (a visitor); to admit (allow sb to enter) HSK 3
期待 qī dài to look forward to; to await HSK 4
待遇 dài yù treatment; pay HSK 4
看待 kàn dài to look upon; to regard HSK 5
待会儿 dāi huì r in a moment; later HSK 6
虐待 nu:è dài to mistreat; to maltreat HSK 7–9
招待 zhāo dài to hold a reception; to offer hospitality; to entertain (guests); to serve (customers) HSK 7–9
迫不及待 pò bù jí dài impatient (idiom); in a hurry; itching to get on with it HSK 7–9
有待 yǒu dài not yet (done); pending HSK 7–9
招待会 zhāo dài huì a reception HSK 7–9

Character facts

Radical
彳 to step with the left foot
Parts
彳 + 寺
Structure
Left–right
Unicode
U+5F85

Ideographic: To welcome someone arriving 彳 at the royal court 寺