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待

Character

待 dāi · dài

HSK 3Character2 readings

to stay in a place for some time

Radical
彳
Strokes
9
Structure
Left–right
Parts
彳 寺
Traditional
待
Frequency
#640 most common character
Practice writing

Readings and meanings

dāi

dai1Main readingHSK 5
  1. to stay in a place for some time

Examples

  • 我待在家里看书。

    wǒ dāi zài jiā lǐ kàn shū

    I stayed at home and read.

    AI-generated sentence

  • 你今天要待多久？

    nǐ jīn tiān yào dāi duō jiǔ

    How long are you going to stay today?

    AI-generated sentence

Words that use “待” as dāi

待会dāi huiwait a minuteWord

dài

dai4Reading 2HSK 7–9

HSK 7–9 is the level of this reading in the official HSK 3.0 word list; other readings of 待 can sit at a different level.

  1. to wait CC-CEDICT
  2. to treat CC-CEDICT
  3. to deal with CC-CEDICT
  4. to need CC-CEDICT
  5. going to (do sth) CC-CEDICT
  6. about to CC-CEDICT
  7. intending to CC-CEDICT

Words that use “待” as dài

对待duì dàito treat a person or thing in a certain wayWordHSK 3接待jiē dàito welcome and take care of guests or visitorsWordHSK 3等待děng dàito stay until someone or something comes or happensWordHSK 3待遇dài yùthe pay and benefits you get from a jobWordHSK 4期待qī dàito look forward to something with happinessWordHSK 4看待kàn dàito think about someone or something in a certain wayWordHSK 5招待zhāo dàito welcome guests and give them food, drinks, or a place to stayWordHSK 7–9有待yǒu dàistill needs to be done or answeredWordHSK 7–9

Stroke order

All 9 strokes

Speed

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Same radical 彳

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