Definition
待 (dài) has several meanings: 'to treat' (like 对待 duìdài), 'to wait' (like 等待 děngdài), and as an auxiliary 'about to / need to' (more formal than 要 yào or 快要 kuàiyào). For 'wait', 待 alone is more colloquial than 等待; for 'about to', 待 is literary and less common in speech.
verb
to treatto deal with (a person or a matter)to wait for(auxiliary) about tointending toto need to (do something)
Easily confused
- 持chílook-aliketo hold; to grasp
- 带dàisound-alike(verb) to bring, to carry, to take along
- 诗shīlook-alikepoem; poetry; verse
- 呆dāisound-alikestupid, foolish
- 特tèlook-alikeespecially, particularly
- 戴dàisound-aliketo put on or wear (glasses, hat, gloves, jewelry, etc.)
- 等děnglook-aliketo wait for
- 代dàisound-aliketo substitute, to act on behalf of, to replace
- 逮dǎisound-aliketo catch, to capture (physical objects or persons)
Examples
- 。Tā dài rén hěn hǎo.He treats people well.
- 待，。Nǐ zài zhèlǐ dài yíxià, wǒ qù mǎi piào.You wait here a moment, I'll go buy tickets.
- 。Hái yǒu jǐ jiàn shì dài bàn.There are still a few things to be dealt with.
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