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等待 děngdài

等待 děngdài Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 2 English Translations of the word 等待 děngdài .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
děngdài | deng3 dai4
English translation
to wait
to wait for

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Traditional form

等待 děngdài

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí
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Etymology of 等待 děngdài

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děng

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Higher-class people in ancient China who worked in temples () wrote on bamboo ( zhú ) strips.

Positional decomposition

⺮寺

Number of Strokes

12
dāi

Type

ideographic

Explanation

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

Positional decomposition

彳寺

Number of Strokes

9

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Example sentences using 等待 děngdài

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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.

zài 等待 děngdài 血液 xuè yè de 过程 guòchéng Zhōng , 董明霞 de 生命 shēngmìng 越来越 yuè lái yuè 微弱 wēi ruò .

Waiting for blood, Mingxia the lives of more and more weak.

他们 tā men hěn 爽快 shuǎngkuai de 回答 huídá 表明 biǎomíng 他们 tā men 已经 yǐjīng 等待 děngdài 这个 zhè ge (要求 yāoqiú ) hěn jiǔ le .

Their ready answer suggested that they had long bided that.

杰克 Jié kè shòu le hěn shēn de 伤害 shānghài , 等待 děngdài zhāo 报仇 bàochóu de 时机 shíjī .

Jack was hurt deeply, and he bided his time for revenge.

如果 rúguǒ 我们 wǒmen guāng shì 等待 děngdài ,胜利 shènglì 永远 yǒngyuǎn huì 到来 dào lái .

Victory will never come if we only wait for it.

等待 děngdài Decomposition

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等待 děngdài Compounds

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