待
dàidāi HSK3

wait, stay, treat

Senses

待 dài to wait

to wait for; to await

待 dāi to stay

to stay; to remain; to linger

待 dài to treat

to treat; to deal with; to entertain or receive guests

待 dài to need

to need; to require; to be in need of

待 dài about to

about to; intending to; going to do something

待 dài surname

a Chinese surname

待 dài to rely on

to depend on; to rely on; to trust to

待 dài to defend against

to defend against; to resist; to be prepared for (an attack)

待 dài [a]

auxiliary word used in the middle or at the end of a sentence for emphasis, similar to 啊 a

References

see 待/待 → 招待/招待
see 待/待 → 对待/對待
see 待/待 → 等待/等待
see 待/待 → 期待/期待
see 待/待 → 需要/需要
see 待/待 → 将要/將要
variant 待/待 → 呆/呆
same_as 呆/呆 → 待/待