待

dāi, dài

to wait; to await; to treat; to deal with; to entertain (guests); to need; about to; going to; (also pr. [dāi]) to stay; to remain

Radical: 彳 HSK 5 v, p ideographic

Components & Etymology

待 decomposes into the following components:

彳 寺

Words containing 待

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 待.

亏待
kuī dài
to treat sb unfairly
亟待
jí dài
see 急待[ji2 dai4]
交待
jiāo dài
variant of 交代[jiao1 dai4]
优待
yōu dài
preferential treatment
偏待
piān dài
to show favoritism against sb
厚待
hòu dài
generous treatment
善待
shàn dài
to treat well
宽待
kuān dài
to treat leniently
对待
duì dài
to treat
待业
dài yè
to await job assignment (term used only in mainland China)
待产
dài chǎn
待人
dài rén
to treat sb

Related characters (radical 彳)

Characters that share the radical 彳.

彳 彷 彸 役 彻 彼 彿 往 征 徂 径 徇 很 徉 徊 律 後 徐 徑 徒 徕 得 徘 徙

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