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| Pronunciation |
: |
dài |
|
| Meaning |
: |
- treat; deal with. (v)
- entertain. (v)
- wait for; await. (v)
- need. (v)
- going to; about to. (v)
|
| Radical |
: |
彳 |
| Strokes |
: |
9 |
| Traditional |
: |
待 |
| Usage |
: |
18% |
| Notes |
: |
also as dāi |
|
Common Words / Phrases:
| 6. |
|
|
: |
give preferential treatment to |
| 7. |
|
|
: |
receive (guests); entertain; serve (customers) |
Sentences:
| 1. They treated me as one of the family. |
| tā |
men |
dài |
wǒ |
rú |
jiā |
rén |
。 |
| 他 |
们 |
待 |
我 |
如 |
家 |
人 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 他们 |
: |
they |
| 待 |
: |
treat |
| 我 |
: |
I, me |
| 如 |
: |
as |
| 家人 |
: |
family member |
|
| 2. She breakfasted the guests at her home. |
| tā |
zhāo |
dài |
kè |
rén |
zài |
tā |
jiā |
lǐ |
chī |
zǎo |
cān |
。 |
| 她 |
招 |
待 |
客 |
人 |
在 |
她 |
家 |
里 |
吃 |
早 |
餐 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 她 |
: |
she |
| 招待 |
: |
receive (guests); entertain; serve (customers) |
| 客人 |
: |
guest |
| 在 |
: |
at |
| 她 |
: |
her |
| 家 |
: |
home |
| 里 |
: |
in |
| 吃 |
: |
eat |
| 早餐 |
: |
breakfast |
|
| 3. This problem will have to wait for a solution. |
| zhè |
ge |
wèn |
tí |
yǒu |
dài |
jiě |
jué |
。 |
| 这 |
个 |
问 |
题 |
有 |
待 |
解 |
决 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 这 |
: |
this |
| 个 |
: |
measure word |
| 问题 |
: |
problem |
| 有待 |
: |
remain (to be done); await; pending |
| 解决 |
: |
solve |
|
| 4. He patiently waited for an opportunity. |
| tā |
nài |
xīn |
de |
děng |
dài |
shí |
jī |
。 |
| 他 |
耐 |
心 |
地 |
等 |
待 |
时 |
机 |
。 |
|
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|
|
| 他 |
: |
he |
| 耐心 |
: |
patient |
| 地 |
: |
(particle) used after adverbial |
| 等待 |
: |
wait |
| 时机 |
: |
opportunity |
|
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