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  doi6   jyutping
  dai4 dai1   pinyin
[] doi6 [] dai4
[1] wait for; await; need
[2] treat; entertain; deal with

[] doi6 [] dai1
stay; wait


verb
Stroke count: 9
Level: 3
Radical: (#60)

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

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This word has been viewed 10957 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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detail  kei4 doi6  qi1 dai4 (PRC), qi2 dai4 (Taiwan) = eager to; to expect; to look forward to; expectation
detail  ziu1 doi6 jyun4  zhao1 dai4 yuan2 = receptionist
detail  jau5 doi6  you3 dai4 = pending
detail  ziu1 doi6  zhao1 dai4 = to receive guests; to entertain; to host; reception
detail  ziu1 doi6 wui6*2  zhao1 dai4 hui4 = conference; reception
detail  dang2 doi6  deng3 dai4 = to wait, await
detail  zip3 doi6  jie1 dai4 = to receive (a visit); to admit (entry)
detail  zip3 doi6 jyun4  jie1 dai4 yuan2 = receptionist
detail  doi6 jyu6  dai4 yu4 = treatment; pay; salary; remuneration
detail  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)

Showing all 3 examples containing 待
detail audio 對待顧客要有禮貌
be polite to customers
detail 期待聽日大家一齊  ?! 
[I'm] looking forward to tomorrow when everybody will be together again!
detail 你嘅未來期待
I have very high expectations for your future.
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