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待 (dāi / dài): To treat — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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1.

Animated Stroke Order 待

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How to write 待 — animated stroke order

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2.

Readings & Meanings

待has 2 distinct pronunciations with different meanings

dāi

to stay, to remain

verbHSK 3.0 · L4

dài

to treat, to deal with; to wait for

verbHSK 3.0 · L6

3.

Stroke Order Diagrams 待

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4.

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待

待=

5.

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6.

How to Use 待

Treating or handling someone

待 means 'to treat' in terms of behavior or attitude toward others.

对待 • duì dài • to treat; handle; be in a position related to another • HSK 5

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7.

HSK Vocabulary: 待

待遇 • dài yù • treatment

HSK 5

dài待

yù遇

8.

Example Sentences

wǒ我

zài在

chē车

zhàn站

děng等

dài待

péng

Information

Pinyindāi / dài

Meaningto treat, to deal with; to wait for

Strokes9

Radical彳

Traditional待

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#817

Zhuyinㄉㄞˋ

UnicodeU+5F85

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The radical 彳 (step) meets 寺 (temple) to show waiting at a temple — to wait or treat.

duì对

dài待

to treat; handle; be in a position related to another

招待 • zhāo dài • receive; entertain; serve • HSK 5

HSK 5

zhāo招

dài待

receive; entertain; serve

虐待 • nüè dài • maltreat; ill-treat; tyrannise • HSK 6

HSK 6

nüè虐

dài待

maltreat; ill-treat; tyrannise

Waiting or expecting

待 means 'to wait' or 'to await' something.

等待 • děng dài • to wait for; to await • HSK 5

HSK 5

děng等

dài待

to wait for; to await

期待 • qī dài • anticipate; await; expect • HSK 5

HSK 5

qī期

dài待

anticipate; await; expect

迫不及待 • pò bù jí dài • unable to hold oneself back; in haste • HSK 6

HSK 6

pò迫

bù不

jí及

dài

treatment

接待 • jiē dài • to receive (visitor); admit

HSK 5

jiē接

dài待

to receive (visitor); admit

亏待 • kuī dài • treat unfairly

HSK 6

kuī亏

dài待

treat unfairly

款待 • kuǎn dài • entertain with courtesy and warmth

HSK 6

kuǎn款

dài待

entertain with courtesy and warmth

看待 • kàn dài • look upon; regard; treat

HSK 6

kàn看

dài待

look upon; regard; treat

有待 • yǒu dài • To be left to / awaiting

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

yǒu有

dài待

To be left to / awaiting

朋

yǒu友

。

I am waiting for my friend at the station.

shǒu手

jī机

chǔ处

yú于

dài待

jī机

zhuàng状

tài态

。

The phone is in standby mode.

Qǐng请

nǐ你

zài在

kè客

tīng厅

shāo稍

dài待

piàn片

kè刻

。

Please wait in the living room for a moment.

Qǐng nǐ zài kètīng lǐ dāi yīhuìr.

请你在客厅里待一会儿。

Please stay in the living room for a while.

zhè这

jiā家

gōng公

sī司

dài待

yù遇

hěn很

hǎo好

。

This company offers good treatment.

待

unable to hold oneself back; in haste

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