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Chinese symbol for “standby”

待机
dài jī
Traditional: 待機
to wait for an opportunity; (electronic devices) standby

The closest CC-CEDICT match for standby is 待机 (dài jī), defined as: to wait for an opportunity; (electronic devices) standby.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

待 dài
to entertain, to receive, to treat; to delay, to wait
radical 60 ⼻ · 9 strokes
机 jī
desk; machine; moment, opportunity
radical 75 ⽊ · 6 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 待机.

WordPinyinMeaning
等待děng dàito wait; to wait for
对待 (對待)duì dàito treat; treatment
期待qī dàito look forward to; to await
待遇dài yùtreatment; pay
看待kàn dàito look upon; to regard
虐待nüè dàito mistreat; to maltreat
机构 (機構)jī gòumechanism; structure
机会 (機會)jī huìopportunity; chance

See also: Japanese symbol for “standby”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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