待

dài

treat; deal with, entertain, wait for; await, need, going to; about to

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deal with; entertain; stay; treat

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deal with; entertain; stay; treat

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dāi

v. stay, treat, deal with, entertain, await, bide

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1)

dai1

stay, delay

2)

dai4

to wait, to treat, to deal with, to need, going to (do sth), about to, intending to

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1) 待

dāi

动

(口) （停留） stay:

孩子们天黑后不应待在户外。 Children shouldn't stay out after dark.

他在北京待了10天。 He stayed in Beijing for ten days.

另见 dài。

2) 待

dài

动

（对待） treat; deal with:

待人热情友好 treat people hospitably and kindly;

你应该待他更客气些。 You should deal with him more politely.

（招待） entertain:

她待客很慷慨。 She entertained her guests handsomely.

（等待） wait for; await:

尚待解决的问题 a problem awaiting solution; an outstanding issue;

有待改进 have yet to be improved

（需要） need:

自不待言。 This goes without saying.; This is taken for granted.

（要; 打算） going to; about to:

待说不说 swallow what one was about to say;

我正待睡觉， 电话响了。 I was about to go to bed when the telephone rang.

另见 dāi。

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Ⅰ. 待|待 [dāi] ► stay ► delay

Ⅱ. 待|待 [dài] ► to wait ► to treat ► to deal with ► to need ► going to (do sth) ► about to ► intending to