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dāi

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dāi Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
dāi | dai1
English translation
to stay
to wait
to treat
to deal with
to need
going to (do sth)
about to
intending to
to entertain, to receive, to treat; to delay, to wait

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About dāi

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Number of strokes

9

Traditional form

dāi

Contains the radical

chì

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

To welcome someone arriving  chì  at the royal court 

Etymology of dāi

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

彳寺

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. chì represents the meaning and represents the sound.

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Example sentences using dāi

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德国 Dé guó rén 早已 zǎo yǐ 严阵以待,他们 tā men 憋足 le , 还击 huán jī 起来 qǐlai jué 手软 shǒu ruǎn .

The German lines are aroused and furious, return the fire cruelly.

正在 zhèngzài zhǔ lái 款待 kuǎndài 客人 kèrén .

She was cooking fish as a treat.

tiān hěn Lěng , Bié dāi zài 外面 wài miàn .

It's very cold. Don't stay out.

然后 ránhòu , jiù Zuò zài 过去 guòqu tiáo héng 马路 mǎ lù de 布赖恩公园 gōngyuán , 等待 děngdài zhāo .

Then he sat in Bryant Park , a block away, waiting.

ēn , zhēn de 必须 bìxū zǒu le , zài dāi gòu jiǔ le .

Well, I really must kick off now. I've stayed long enough.

Words with dāi

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
dāi to wait dāi
期待 qīdài to await期待 qīdài
等待 děngdài to wait等待 děngdài
对待 duìdài to treat對待
待遇 dàiyù pay待遇 dàiyù
接待 jiēdài to receive (a visitor)接待 jiēdài
看待 kàndài to look upon看待 kàndài
虐待 nüèdài to mistreat虐待 nüèdài
有待 yǒu dài pending有待 yǒu dài
待会儿 dāi huì r in a moment待會兒
待命 dài mìng to be on call待命 dài mìng
招待 zhāodài to entertain招待 zhāodài
迫不及待 pòbùjídài impatient (idiom); in a hurry迫不及待 pòbùjídài
交待 jiāo dài to hand over交待 jiāo dài
招待会 zhāo dài huì reception招待會
善待 shàn dài to treat well善待 shàn dài
拭目以待 shì mù yǐ dài lit. to wipe one's eyes and wait (idiom); to wait and see拭目以待 shì mù yǐ dài
款待 kuǎndài to entertain款待 kuǎndài
记者招待会 jì zhě zhāo dài huì press conference記者招待會
待人 dài rén to treat people (politely, harshly etc)待人 dài rén
优待 yōu dài preferential treatment優待
待机 dài jī to wait for an opportunity待機
待续 dài xù to be continued待續
接待员 jiē dài yuán receptionist接待員

dāi Decomposition & Compounds

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dāi Decomposition

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dāi Compounds

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