待 (doi6 | dai4 dai1 ) : wait for; treat; entertain

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待

doi6

dai4 dai1

[粵] doi6 [國] dai4
[1] wait for; await; need
[2] treat; entertain; deal with

[粵] doi6 [國] dai1
stay; wait

Stroke count: 9

Level: 3

Radical: 彳 (#60)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

待

Don't confuse with:
特

This word has been viewed 1 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 14th Oct 2009 06:07

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期待 kei4 doi6 qi1 dai4 (PRC), qi2 dai4 (Taiwan) = eager to; to expect; to look forward to; expectation

招待員 ziu1 doi6 jyun4 zhao1 dai4 yuan2 = receptionist

有待 jau5 doi6 you3 dai4 = pending

招待 ziu1 doi6 zhao1 dai4 = to receive guests; to entertain; to host; reception

招待會 ziu1 doi6 wui6*2 zhao1 dai4 hui4 = conference; reception

等待 dang2 doi6 deng3 dai4 = to wait, await

接待 zip3 doi6 jie1 dai4 = to receive (a visit); to admit (entry)

接待員 zip3 doi6 jyun4 jie1 dai4 yuan2 = receptionist

待遇 doi6 jyu6 dai4 yu4 = treatment; pay; salary; remuneration

待業 doi6 jip6 dai4 ye4 = (PRC only) to wait for a job assignment
See all 44 compounds (CantoDict reports 46 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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對待顧客要有禮貌
be polite to customers

期待聽日，大家再一齊粵 ?!
[I'm] looking forward to tomorrow when everybody will be together again!

我對你嘅未來有好高嘅期待粵
I have very high expectations for your future.

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Decimal representation of this word: 待
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