待 doi⁶ {dāi}

to stay

待 doi⁶ {dài}

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

待薄 doi⁶ bok⁶ {dài bó}

verb; treat ungenerously, Contempt; mistreats

待慢 doi⁶ maan⁶ {dài màn}

to keep people waiting; to not provide good services

待斃〔-毙〕 doi⁶ bai⁶ {dài bì}

1. to await death
2. to be a sitting duck

待產〔-产〕 doi⁶ caan² {dài chǎn}

(of an expectant mother) to be in labor

待定 doi⁶ ding⁶ {dài dìng}

1. to await a decision
2. to be pending

待復〔-复〕 doi⁶ fuk¹ {dài fù}

1. to be advised
2. awaiting an answer

待解 doi⁶ gaai² {dài jiě}

1. unresolved
2. awaiting solution

待機〔-机〕 doi⁶ gei¹ {dài jī}

1. to wait for an opportunity
2. to seize a chance
3. pragmatic

待見〔-见〕 doi⁶ gin³ {dài jian}

(coll.) to like

待考 doi⁶ haau² {dài kǎo}

1. under investigation
2. currently unknown

待人 doi⁶ jan⁴ {dài rén}

to treat people (politely, harshly etc)

待業〔-业〕 doi⁶ jip⁶ {dài yè}

to await job assignment (term used only in mainland China)

待要 doi⁶ jiu³ {dài yào}

to be about to

待遇 doi⁶ jyu⁶ {dài yù}

1. treatment
2. pay
3. salary
4. status
5. rank

待命 doi⁶ ming⁶ {dài mìng}

1. to be on call
2. to be on standby

待續〔-续〕 doi⁶ zuk⁶ {dài xù}

to be continued

待會兒〔-会儿〕 {dāihuǐr}

1. in a moment
2. later
3. Taiwan pr. [dai1 hui3 r5]

待乙妥 doi⁶ jyut³ to⁵ {dài yǐ tuǒ}

DEET (insect repellent) (loanword)

待宵草 doi⁶ siu¹ cou² {dài xiāo cǎo}

evening primrose

待會兒〔-会儿〕 doi⁶ wui⁶ ji⁴ {dāi huì r}

1. in a moment
2. later
3. Taiwan pr. [dai1 hui3 r5]

待人接物 doi⁶ jan⁴ zip³ mat⁶ {dài rén jiē wù}

the way one treats people

待辦事項列表〔-办-项--〕 doi⁶ baan⁶ si⁶ hong⁶ lit⁶ biu² {dài bàn shì xiàng liè biǎo}

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