Meaning
stay; delay; wait; treat; deal with; need
Chinese: 等待、对待；读 dāi 时表示停留。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “dai” becomes a different word in each tone. 待 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 等待děng dàito wait; to wait for
- 对待duì dàito treat; treatment
- 接待jiē dàito receive; to entertain; to host (guests, visitors or clients)
- 期待qī dàito look forward to; to await; expectation
- 待遇dài yùtreatment; pay; salary; status
Example Sentence
他对每个人都很友好，待人真诚。Tā duì měi ge rén dōu hěn yǒu hǎo, dài rén zhēn chéng.He is friendly to everyone and treats people sincerely.
他Tāhe对duìtoward每个人měi ge réneverybody都dōuall很hěnvery友好yǒu hǎofriendly，待人dài rénto treat people (politely,真诚zhēn chéngsincere。