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Character Decomposition
待=彳+寺
Etymology
To welcome someone arriving 彳 at the royal court 寺
Meanings2 pronunciations
dāi
to stay; to remain
dài
to wait
to treat
to deal with
to need
going to (do sth)
about to
intending to
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Words with 待 199 total
to receive; to entertain; to host (guests, visitors or clients)接待jiē dàito look upon; to regard看待kàn dàitreat harshly苦待kǔ dàito treat sb unfairly亏待kuī dàito treat leniently · liberal treatment宽待kuān dàito look forward to · to await · expectation期待qī dàito slight (treat badly)慢待màn dàito show favoritism against sb · to treat unfairly偏待piān dàito mistreat · to maltreat · to abuse · mistreatment · maltreatment虐待nu:è dàito treat相待xiāng dàito wait until · until直待zhí dài
Idioms with 待 89 total Chain
cry piteously for food嗷嗷待哺áo áo dài bǔa thousand things remain to be done (idiom) · numerous tasks remain to be undertaken百端待举bǎi duān dài jǔmany things waiting to be done (idiom) · a thousand things to do百废待举bǎi fèi dài jǔmany things waiting to be done (idiom) · a thousand things to do百废待兴bǎi fèi dài xīngto conceal one's abilities and wait (idiom); to lie low and await the opportune moment藏器待时cáng qì dài shíto treat utterly sincerely · open and above board in dealing with sb赤诚相待chì chéng xiāng dài
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