| 待 | [ daī ] to stay |
| 待 | [ daì ] to wait, to treat, to deal with, to need, going to (do sth), about to, intending to |
| 待乙妥 | [ daì yǐ tuǒ ] DEET (insect repellent) (loanword) |
| 待人 | [ daì rén ] to treat people (politely, harshly etc) |
| 待人接物 | [ daì rén jiē wù ] the way one treats people |
| 待價而沽 | [ daì jià ér gū ] to sell only for a good price (idiom), to wait for a good offer |
| 待命 | [ daì mìng ] to be on call, to be on standby |
| 待字 | [ daì zì ] (literary) (of a young lady) to be awaiting betrothal |
| 待定 | [ daì dìng ] to await a decision, to be pending |
| 待宵草 | [ daì caǒ ] evening primrose |
| 待復 | [ daì fù ] to be advised, awaiting an answer |
| 待斃 | [ daì bì ] to await death, to be a sitting duck |
| 待會 | [ daī hui ] wait a minute, stop a while |
| 待會兒 | [ daī huì ] in a moment, later, also pr. [dai1 hui3 r5] or [dai1 hui5 r5] |
| 待業 | [ daì yè ] to await job assignment (term used only in mainland China) |
| 待機 | [ daì jī ] to wait for an opportunity, (electronic devices) standby |
| 待產 | [ daì chǎn ] (of an expectant mother) to be in labor |
| 待用餐 | [ daì yòng cān ] suspended meal (Tw) |
| 待續 | [ daì xù ] to be continued |
| 待考 | [ daì kaǒ ] under investigation, currently unknown |
| 待要 | [ daì yaò ] to be about to |
| 待見 | [ daì jian ] (coll.) to like |
| 待解 | [ daì jiě ] unresolved, awaiting solution |
| 待詔 | [ daì zhaò ] expert in a specialized field such as medicine, divination or chess, available on call to the emperor (in the Tang and Song dynasties) |
| 待辦事項列表 | [ daì bàn shì xiàng liè ] to-do list |
| 待遇 | [ daì yù ] treatment, pay, salary, status, rank |
| ⇒ 不待說 | [ bù daì shuō ] needless to say, it goes without saying |
| ⇒ 亟待 | [ jí daì ] see 急待[ji2 dai4] |
| ⇒ 交待 | [ daì ] variant of 交代[jiao1 dai4] |
| ⇒ 以禮相待 | [ yǐ lǐ xiāng daì ] to treat sb with due respect (idiom) |
| ⇒ 以逸待勞 | [ yǐ yì daì laó ] to wait at one's ease for the exhausted enemy, to nurture one's strength and bide one's time (idiom) |
| ⇒ 偏待 | [ piān daì ] to show favoritism against sb, to treat unfairly |
| ⇒ 優待 | [ yoū daì ] preferential treatment, to give preferential treatment |
| ⇒ 優待券 | [ yoū daì quàn ] discount coupon, complimentary ticket |
| ⇒ 優待票 | [ yoū daì ] reduced-price ticket (e.g. for students) |
| ⇒ 冷漠對待 | [ lěng mò duì daì ] cold and detached towards sb, lack of regard, indifference, neglect |
| ⇒ 刮目相待 | [ guā mù xiāng daì ] see 刮目相看[gua1 mu4 xiang1 kan4] |
| ⇒ 包待制 | [ baō daì zhì ] Bao Daizhi, "Edict Attendant Bao", fictional name used for Bao Zheng 包拯[Bao1 Zheng3] (999-1062), Northern Song official renowned for his honesty |
| ⇒ 厚待 | [ hoù daì ] generous treatment |
| ⇒ 可待因 | [ kě daì yīn ] codeine (loanword) |
| ⇒ 含苞待放 | [ hán baō daì fàng ] in bud, budding |
| ⇒ 善待 | [ shàn daì ] to treat well |
| ⇒ 嗷嗷待哺 | [ aó aó daì bǔ ] cry piteously for food |
| ⇒ 嚴以責己寬以待人 | [ yán yǐ zé jǐ kuān yǐ daì rén ] to be severe with oneself and lenient with others (idiom) |
| ⇒ 坐以待斃 | [ zuò yǐ daì bì ] to sit and wait for death (idiom); resigned to one's fate |
| ⇒ 夜招待酒會 | [ yè zhaō daì jiǔ huì ] evening cocktail reception |
| ⇒ 守株待兔 | [ shoǔ zhū daì tù ] lit. to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits (idiom), to wait idly for opportunities, to trust to chance rather than show initiative |
| ⇒ 守株待兔，緣木求魚 | [ shoǔ zhū daì 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 |
| ⇒ 寬以待人 | [ kuān yǐ daì rén ] to be lenient with others (idiom) |
| ⇒ 寬待 | [ kuān daì ] to treat leniently, liberal treatment |
| ⇒ 對待 | [ duì daì ] to treat, treatment |
| ⇒ 急不可待 | [ jí bù kě daì ] impatient, eager to, anxious to |
| ⇒ 急待 | [ jí daì ] to need urgently, to need doing without delay |
| ⇒ 性虐待 | [ xìng nvè daì ] sexual abuse |
| ⇒ 慢待 | [ màn daì ] to slight (treat badly) |
| ⇒ 應急待命 | [ yìng jí daì mìng ] emergency standby, to be on standby |
| ⇒ 招待 | [ zhaō daì ] to receive (guests), to entertain, reception |
| ⇒ 招待員 | [ zhaō daì yuán ] usher, greeter |
| ⇒ 招待所 | [ zhaō daì suǒ ] guest house, small hotel |
| ⇒ 招待會 | [ zhaō daì huì ] reception, CL:個|个[ge4],次[ci4] |
| ⇒ 拭目以待 | [ shì mù yǐ daì ] lit. to wipe one's eyes and wait (idiom); to wait and see |
| ⇒ 指日可待 | [ zhǐ rì kě daì ] imminent, just around the corner (idiom) |
| ⇒ 接待 | [ jiē daì ] to receive (a visitor), to admit (allow sb to enter) |
| ⇒ 接待員 | [ jiē daì yuán ] receptionist |
| ⇒ 接待室 | [ jiē daì shì ] reception room |
| ⇒ 擔待 | [ dān daì ] to pardon, please excuse (me), to take responsibility |
| ⇒ 整裝待發 | [ zhěng zhuāng daì fā ] to get ready (for a journey), ready and waiting |
| ⇒ 時不我待 | [ shí bù wǒ daì ] time and tide wait for no man (idiom) |
| ⇒ 最惠國待遇 | [ zuì huì guó daì yù ] most favored nation |
| ⇒ 有待 | [ yoǔ daì ] not yet (done), pending |
| ⇒ 期待 | [ qī daì ] to look forward to, to await, expectation |
| ⇒ 束手待斃 | [ shù shoǔ daì bì ] to wait helplessly for death (idiom), to resign oneself to extinction |
| ⇒ 束手待死 | [ shù shoǔ daì sǐ ] hands tied and expecting the worst |
| ⇒ 枕戈待旦 | [ zhěn gē daì dàn ] to wait for dawn, one's head resting on a spear (idiom), fully prepared and biding one's time before the battle |
| ⇒ 款待 | [ kuǎn daì ] to entertain, to be hospitable to |
| ⇒ 海待 | [ haǐ daì ] student who has returned from overseas but is yet to find a job (pun on 海帶|海带[hai3 dai4]), cf. 海歸|海归[hai3 gui1] |
| ⇒ 熱情款待 | [ rè qíng kuǎn daì ] to provide warm hospitality |
| ⇒ 特別待遇 | [ tè bié daì yù ] special treatment |
| ⇒ 留待 | [ liú daì ] to leave sth for later, to postpone (work, a decision etc) |
| ⇒ 百廢待興 | [ baǐ feì daì xīng ] many things waiting to be done (idiom), a thousand things to do |
| ⇒ 百廢待舉 | [ baǐ feì daì jǔ ] many things waiting to be done (idiom), a thousand things to do |
| ⇒ 百端待舉 | [ baǐ duān daì jǔ ] a thousand things remain to be done (idiom), numerous tasks remain to be undertaken |
| ⇒ 直待 | [ zhí daì ] to wait until, until |
| ⇒ 相待 | [ xiāng daì ] to treat |
| ⇒ 看待 | [ kàn daì ] to look upon, to regard |
| ⇒ 等待 | [ děng daì ] to wait, to wait for |
| ⇒ 管待 | [ guǎn daì ] to wait on, to attend, to serve |
| ⇒ 翹足而待 | [ zú ér daì ] to expect in a short time (idiom), also pr. [qiao4 zu2 er2 dai4] |
| ⇒ 翹首以待 | [ shoǔ yǐ daì ] to hold one's breath (in anticipation) (idiom), to anxiously await |
| ⇒ 自不待言 | [ zì bù daì yán ] needless to say, it goes without saying |
| ⇒ 苦待 | [ kǔ daì ] treat harshly |
| ⇒ 蓄勢待發 | [ xù shì daì fā ] to wait for action after having accumulated power, energy etc |
| ⇒ 薄待 | [ bó daì ] mean treatment, indifference, meager hospitality |
| ⇒ 藏器待時 | [ cáng qì daì shí ] to conceal one's abilities and wait (idiom); to lie low and await the opportune moment |
| ⇒ 虐待 | [ nvè daì ] to mistreat, to maltreat, to abuse, mistreatment, maltreatment |
| ⇒ 虐待狂 | [ nvè daì kuáng ] sadism, sadist |
| ⇒ 虛位以待 | [ xū weì yǐ daì ] to reserve a seat, to leave a position vacant |
| ⇒ 虛席以待 | [ xū xí yǐ daì ] to reserve a seat for sb (idiom) |
| ⇒ 虧待 | [ kuī daì ] to treat sb unfairly |
| ⇒ 記者招待會 | [ jì zhě zhaō daì huì ] press conference |
| ⇒ 赤誠相待 | [ chì chéng xiāng daì ] to treat utterly sincerely, open and above board in dealing with sb |
| ⇒ 迫不及待 | [ pò bù jí daì ] impatient (idiom); in a hurry, itching to get on with it |
| ⇒ 隨時待命 | [ suí shí daì mìng ] on call, always available, ready at all times |
| ⇒ 零等待狀態 | [ líng děng daì zhuàng taì ] zero wait state (computing) |
