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  *等* | 等* | *等
to wait for; to await / by the time; when; till / and so on; etc.; et al. / (bound form) class; rank; grade / (bound form) equal to; same as / (used to end an enumeration) / (literary) (plural suffix attached to a personal pronoun or noun)
HSK 1
to wait until / by the time when (sth is ready etc)
HSK 2
to wait; to wait for
HSK 3
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *须* | 须* | *须
must / to have to / to wait
HSK 7-9
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  *待* | 待* | *待
to wait / to treat / to deal with / to need / going to (do sth) / about to / intending to
HSK 7-9
to wait / to wait for
HSK 5
to wait for / to expect / to keep watch / to watch over / to nurse
HSK 7-9
line (i.e. of people waiting) / queue
to wait a moment / later / in awhile
to deal with / to wait on / to provide for
to wait for action after having accumulated power, energy etc
wait a minute / stop a while
to wait at one's ease for the exhausted enemy / to nurture one's strength and bide one's time (idiom)
to wait for an opportunity / to watch for one's chance
HSK 7-9
to serve / to wait upon
HSK 7-9
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *奉* | 奉* | *奉
to offer (tribute) / to present respectfully (to superior, ancestor, deity etc) / to esteem / to revere / to believe in (a religion) / to wait upon / to accept orders (from superior)
waiting room (at clinic, hospital)
lit. to wipe one's eyes and wait (idiom); to wait and see
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *候* | 候* | *候
to wait / to inquire after / to watch / season / climate / (old) period of five days
to wait to fill a vacancy / reserve (candidate) / alternate / substitute
to look forward to sth / to wait respectfully
to wait and see; to watch from the sidelines / to look around; to survey
HSK 7-9
in order to / hoping to / attempting to / waiting for
can't wait
to serve; to wait upon
HSK 7-9
to wait for a long time
waiting room (for train, bus etc)
to wait a moment / do not go too soon
(idiom) time and tide wait for no man
(idiom) impatient; eager to (do sth); unable to wait any longer
lit. Even if we don't see each other, don't give up and leave (idiom) / fig. Be sure to wait! / See you there!
to wait a moment
HSK 7-9
to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits, and climb a tree to catch fish (idiom); without any practical course of action
to wait upon / to serve / to attend to sb's needs
the meal is remembered long after the wait is forgotten / the good things in life are worth waiting for
to sit and wait for death (idiom); resigned to one's fate
many things waiting to be done (idiom) / a thousand things to do
(of an actor, athlete etc) to prepare to make one's entrance / to wait in the wings
to attend to / to care for (patients etc) / to look after / to wait upon / to serve / also written 伏侍, see also 服事
to be on the waiting list (for admission to a school)
to sit and wait / (fig.) to be passive; to sit back and wait for (success, an opportunity etc)
et cetera / and so on ... / wait a minute! / hold on!
stage wait / (fig.) awkward silence
lit. settle accounts after the autumn harvest (idiom) / to wait until the time is ripe to settle accounts; to bide one's time for revenge
to wait a moment
Stay a bit! / Wait a minute! / (to a departing guest) Take care!
to ambush / to lie in wait for / to lie low / ambush
HSK 7-9
to wait in vain; to sit around waiting
to spy upon / to lie in wait for (an opportunity)
waiting time / (computing) latency
to lie in wait / to ambush / to conceal sth
to wait upon (older people) / to accompany / attendant
to wait for (orders, a decision, a judgment)
to form a long line (i.e. of people waiting)
many things waiting to be done (idiom) / a thousand things to do
wait and see (who is right)
to bide one's time, waiting for an opportunity to stage a comeback in public life (idiom)
to get ready (for a journey) / ready and waiting
waiting to see a doctor / awaiting treatment
to sell only for a good price (idiom) / to wait for a good offer
lit. to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits (idiom) / to wait idly for opportunities / to trust to chance rather than show initiative
HSK 7-9
to wait for employment; to be unemployed
to wait helplessly for death (idiom) / to resign oneself to extinction
Wait a moment! / after a while
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *伺* | 伺* | *伺
to watch / to wait / to examine / to spy
waiting list
to wait for an opportunity / (electronic devices) standby
to wait (literary)
to wait patiently / heron
to hold an inconsequential job / to receive a cold reception / to be kept waiting for an assignment or audience / to be out in the cold / to be sidelined / to warm the bench / to cool one's heels
Time and tide wait for no man (idiom)
to wait for the opportune moment before taking action (idiom)
to wait until / until
to quietly wait
to wait for the opportunity
waiting for a vacancy
to wait for a train or bus
to wait on / to attend / to serve
to wait for a train or bus
waiting anxiously (idiom)
to do as one sees fit / It's up to you. / Let's wait and see and then decide what to do.
to sit and await success or failure (idiom); to wait to see the outcome of a fight before taking sides / to sit on the fence
wait a moment
Wei Sheng (legendary character who waited for his love under a bridge until he was drowned in the surging waters) / sb who keeps to their word no matter what
unable to wait
wait and see (who is right)
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *伫* | 伫* | *伫
to stand for a long time / to wait / to look forward to / to accumulate
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *俟* | 俟* | *俟
(literary) to wait for
to pull the bow without shooting (idiom from Mencius); ready and waiting for action / to go through the motions / to practice / a trial run
lit. to wait for dawn, one's head resting on a spear (idiom) / fig. fully prepared and biding one's time before the battle
to wait one's turn
waiting on tiptoes and craning one's neck (idiom) / to look forward eagerly / to long for / also pr. [qiao4 zu2 yin3 ling3]
to wait for a job assignment; to be laid off; to be out of a job
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *偫* | 偫* | *偫
to wait for / to lay in
to crouch low and bend forward (esp. in hiding or in wait)
waiting anxiously / impatient
to conceal one's abilities and wait (idiom); to lie low and await the opportune moment
zero wait state (computing)
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *徯* | 徯* | *徯
footpath / wait for
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *傒* | 傒* | *傒
(old) native of Jiangxi 江西 / to wait / servant / path


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