待

2 readings · tap one to hear it

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

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Formation & memory

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Ideographic compound (会意字)

To welcome someone arriving 彳 at the royal court 寺

Components 彳寺

treat · Heisig RSH #757

queue + 寺 Buddhist temple

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
自不待言	zì bù dài yán	needless to say; it goes without saying
待会儿	dāi huì r	in a moment; later; also pr. [dai1 hui3 r5] or [dai1 hui5 r5]
待人接物	dài rén jiē wù	(idiom) to interact with people
指日可待	zhǐ rì kě dài	imminent; just around the corner (idiom)
不待说	bù dài shuō	needless to say; it goes without saying
藏器待时	cáng qì dài shí	to conceal one's abilities and wait (idiom); to lie low and await the opportune moment
包待制	Bāo Dài zhì	Bao Daizhi, "Edict Attendant Bao", fictional name used for Bao Zheng 包拯[Bao1 Zheng3] (999-…
急不可待	jí bù kě dài	(idiom) impatient; eager to (do sth); unable to wait any longer
待人	dài rén	to treat people (politely, harshly etc)
记者招待会	jì zhě zhāo dài huì	press conference
以礼相待	yǐ lǐ xiāng dài	to treat sb with due respect (idiom)
海待	hǎi dài	student who has returned from overseas but is yet to find a job (pun on 海帶\|海带[hai3 dai4]);…
待机	dài jī	to wait for an opportunity; (electronic devices) standby
有待	yǒu dài	not yet (done); pending
待会	dāi hui	wait a minute; stop a while
等待时间	děng dài shí jiān	waiting time; (computing) latency
接待员	jiē dài yuán	receptionist
相待	xiāng dài	to treat
待定	dài dìng	to await a decision; to be pending
热情款待	rè qíng kuǎn dài	to provide warm hospitality