待 — Chinese character
待
dài
to entertain, to receive, to treat; to delay, to wait
- Pinyin
- dài
- Radical
- 60 ⼻ (Step)
- Strokes
- 9
- Components
- 彳 寺
- Formation
- ideographic — To welcome someone arriving 彳 at the royal court 寺
- Japanese
- 待 as a kanji
Common words with 待
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 等待 | děng dài | to wait; to wait for |
| 对待 (對待) | duì dài | to treat; treatment |
| 期待 | qī dài | to look forward to; to await |
| 待遇 | dài yù | treatment; pay |
| 看待 | kàn dài | to look upon; to regard |
| 虐待 | nüè dài | to mistreat; to maltreat |
| 接待 | jiē dài | to receive; to entertain; to host (guests, visitors or clients) |
| 招待 | zhāo dài | to hold a reception; to offer hospitality; to entertain (guests); to serve (customers) |
| 有待 | yǒu dài | not yet (done); pending |
| 迫不及待 | pò bù jí dài | (idiom) unable to hold oneself back; eager to do sth without delay |
| 优待 (優待) | yōu dài | preferential treatment; to give preferential treatment |
| 交待 | jiāo dài | variant of 交代 (jiāo dài) |
English words written with 待
待 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Analects 4 · Art of War 16 · Mencius 17 · Zhuangzi 50 · Doctrine of the Mean 1
- Analects 9.12
- Analects 13.3
- Analects 18.3
- Art of War 3.17
- Art of War 4.1
- Art of War 5.20
- Art of War 6.1
- Art of War 7.30
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