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Simplified Pīnyīn		English Definition	Traditional HSK
待遇 dàiyù	待遇 \| 待遇* \| *待遇	treatment / pay / salary / status / rank	HSK 5


期待 qīdài	期待 \| 期待* \| *期待	to look forward to / to await / expectation	HSK 5


接待 jiēdài	接待 \| 接待* \| *接待	to receive (a visitor) / to admit (allow sb to enter)	HSK 5


待 dāi	待 \| 待* \| *待	to stay


待 dài	待 \| 待* \| *待	to wait / to treat / to deal with / to need / going to (do sth) / about to / intending to


等待 děngdài	等待 \| 等待* \| *等待	to wait / to wait for	HSK 5


对待 duìdài	对待 \| 对待* \| *对待	to treat / treatment	對待 HSK 5


看待 kàndài	看待 \| 看待* \| *看待	to look upon / to regard	HSK 6


待定 dàidìng	待定 \| 待定* \| *待定	to await a decision / to be pending


待机 dàijī	待机 \| 待机* \| *待机	to wait for an opportunity / (electronic devices) standby	待機


招待 zhāodài	招待 \| 招待* \| *招待	to receive (guests) / to entertain / reception	HSK 5


待人 dàirén	待人 \| 待人* \| *待人	to treat people (politely, harshly etc)


待续 dàixù	待续 \| 待续* \| *待续	to be continued	待續


迫不及待 pòbùjídài	迫不及待 \| 迫不及待* \| *迫不及待	impatient (idiom); in a hurry / itching to get on with it	HSK 6


优待 yōudài	优待 \| 优待* \| *优待	preferential treatment / to give preferential treatment	優待


有待 yǒudài	有待 \| 有待* \| *有待	not yet (done) / pending


亟待 jídài	亟待 \| 亟待* \| *亟待	see 急待


虐待 nüèdài	虐待 \| 虐待* \| *虐待	to mistreat / to maltreat / to abuse / mistreatment / maltreatment	HSK 6


交待 jiāodài	交待 \| 交待* \| *交待	variant of 交代


优待票 yōudàipiào	优待票 \| 优待票* \| *优待票	reduced-price ticket (e.g. for students)	優待票


虚位以待 xūwèiyǐdài	虚位以待 \| 虚位以待* \| *虚位以待	to reserve a seat / to leave a position vacant	虛位以待


拭目以待 shìmùyǐdài	拭目以待 \| 拭目以待* \| *拭目以待	lit. to wipe one's eyes and wait (idiom); to wait and see


时不我待 shíbùwǒdài	时不我待 \| 时不我待* \| *时不我待	time and tide wait for no man (idiom)	時不我待


相待 xiāngdài	相待 \| 相待* \| *相待	to treat


待业 dàiyè	待业 \| 待业* \| *待业	to await job assignment (term used only in mainland China)	待業


善待 shàndài	善待 \| 善待* \| *善待	to treat well


待命 dàimìng	待命 \| 待命* \| *待命	to be on call / to be on standby


蓄势待发 xùshìdàifā	蓄势待发 \| 蓄势待发* \| *蓄势待发	to wait for action after having accumulated power, energy etc	蓄勢待發


招待所 zhāodàisuǒ	招待所 \| 招待所* \| *招待所	guest house / small hotel


整装待发 zhěngzhuāngdàifā	整装待发 \| 整装待发* \| *整装待发	to get ready (for a journey) / ready and waiting	整裝待發


招待会 zhāodàihuì	招待会 \| 招待会* \| *招待会	reception / CL: 個｜个, 次	招待會


待见 dàijian	待见 \| 待见* \| *待见	(coll.) to like	待見


守株待兔 shǒuzhūdàitù	守株待兔 \| 守株待兔* \| *守株待兔	lit. to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits (idiom) / to wait idly for opportunities / to trust to chance rather than show initiative


待产 dàichǎn	待产 \| 待产* \| *待产	(of an expectant mother) to be in labor	待產


接待员 jiēdàiyuán	接待员 \| 接待员* \| *接待员	receptionist	接待員


待人接物 dàirénjiēwù	待人接物 \| 待人接物* \| *待人接物	the way one treats people


含苞待放 hánbāodàifàng	含苞待放 \| 含苞待放* \| *含苞待放	in bud / budding


宽以待人 kuānyǐdàirén	宽以待人 \| 宽以待人* \| *宽以待人	to be lenient with others (idiom)	寬以待人


记者招待会 jìzhězhāodàihuì	记者招待会 \| 记者招待会* \| *记者招待会	press conference	記者招待會


待会儿 dāihuìr	待会儿 \| 待会儿* \| *待会儿	in a moment / later / also pr. [dai1 hui3 r5] or [dai1 hui5 r5]	待會兒


指日可待 zhǐrìkědài	指日可待 \| 指日可待* \| *指日可待	imminent / just around the corner (idiom)


款待 kuǎndài	款待 \| 款待* \| *款待	to entertain / to be hospitable to	HSK 6


待解 dàijiě	待解 \| 待解* \| *待解	unresolved / awaiting solution


亏待 kuīdài	亏待 \| 亏待* \| *亏待	to treat sb unfairly	虧待 HSK 6


坐以待毙 zuòyǐdàibì	坐以待毙 \| 坐以待毙* \| *坐以待毙	to sit and wait for death (idiom); resigned to one's fate	坐以待斃


接待室 jiēdàishì	接待室 \| 接待室* \| *接待室	reception room


苦待 kǔdài	苦待 \| 苦待* \| *苦待	treat harshly


招待员 zhāodàiyuán	招待员 \| 招待员* \| *招待员	usher / greeter	招待員


以逸待劳 yǐyìdàiláo	以逸待劳 \| 以逸待劳* \| *以逸待劳	to wait at one's ease for the exhausted enemy / to nurture one's strength and bide one's time (idiom)	以逸待勞


嗷嗷待哺 áo'áodàibǔ	嗷嗷待哺 \| 嗷嗷待哺* \| *嗷嗷待哺	cry piteously for food


薄待 bódài	薄待 \| 薄待* \| *薄待	mean treatment / indifference / meager hospitality


待考 dàikǎo	待考 \| 待考* \| *待考	under investigation / currently unknown


慢待 màndài	慢待 \| 慢待* \| *慢待	to slight (treat badly)


留待 liúdài	留待 \| 留待* \| *留待	to leave sth for later / to postpone (work, a decision etc)


可待因 kědàiyīn	可待因 \| 可待因* \| *可待因	codeine (loanword)


热情款待 rèqíngkuǎndài	热情款待 \| 热情款待* \| *热情款待	to provide warm hospitality	熱情款待


翘首以待 qiáoshǒuyǐdài	翘首以待 \| 翘首以待* \| *翘首以待	to hold one's breath (in anticipation) (idiom) / to anxiously await	翹首以待


百废待兴 bǎifèidàixīng	百废待兴 \| 百废待兴* \| *百废待兴	many things waiting to be done (idiom) / a thousand things to do	百廢待興


藏器待时 cángqìdàishí	藏器待时 \| 藏器待时* \| *藏器待时	to conceal one's abilities and wait (idiom); to lie low and await the opportune moment	藏器待時


特别待遇 tèbiédàiyù	特别待遇 \| 特别待遇* \| *特别待遇	special treatment	特別待遇


担待 dāndài	担待 \| 担待* \| *担待	to pardon / please excuse (me) / to take responsibility	擔待


待复 dàifù	待复 \| 待复* \| *待复	to be advised / awaiting an answer	待復


枕戈待旦 zhěngēdàidàn	枕戈待旦 \| 枕戈待旦* \| *枕戈待旦	to wait for dawn, one's head resting on a spear (idiom) / fully prepared and biding one's time before the battle


以礼相待 yǐlǐxiāngdài	以礼相待 \| 以礼相待* \| *以礼相待	to treat sb with due respect (idiom)	以禮相待


虚席以待 xūxíyǐdài	虚席以待 \| 虚席以待* \| *虚席以待	to reserve a seat for sb (idiom)	虛席以待


最惠国待遇 zuìhuìguódàiyù	最惠国待遇 \| 最惠国待遇* \| *最惠国待遇	most favored nation	最惠國待遇


急不可待 jíbùkědài	急不可待 \| 急不可待* \| *急不可待	impatient / eager to / anxious to


急待 jídài	急待 \| 急待* \| *急待	to need urgently / to need doing without delay


随时待命 suíshídàimìng	随时待命 \| 随时待命* \| *随时待命	on call / always available / ready at all times	隨時待命


零等待状态 língděngdàizhuàngtài	零等待状态 \| 零等待状态* \| *零等待状态	zero wait state (computing)	零等待狀態


刮目相待 guāmùxiāngdài	刮目相待 \| 刮目相待* \| *刮目相待	see 刮目相看


性虐待 xìngnüèdài	性虐待 \| 性虐待* \| *性虐待	sexual abuse


待价而沽 dàijià'érgū	待价而沽 \| 待价而沽* \| *待价而沽	to sell only for a good price (idiom) / to wait for a good offer	待價而沽


冷漠对待 lěngmòduìdài	冷漠对待 \| 冷漠对待* \| *冷漠对待	cold and detached towards sb / lack of regard / indifference / neglect	冷漠對待


宽待 kuāndài	宽待 \| 宽待* \| *宽待	to treat leniently / liberal treatment	寬待


自不待言 zìbùdàiyán	自不待言 \| 自不待言* \| *自不待言	needless to say / it goes without saying


待办事项列表 dàibànshìxiànglièbiǎo	待办…列表 \| 待办…列表* \| *待办…列表	to-do list	待辦事項列表


待毙 dàibì	待毙 \| 待毙* \| *待毙	to await death / to be a sitting duck	待斃


虐待狂 nüèdàikuáng	虐待狂 \| 虐待狂* \| *虐待狂	sadism / sadist


厚待 hòudài	厚待 \| 厚待* \| *厚待	generous treatment


百端待举 bǎiduāndàijǔ	百端待举 \| 百端待举* \| *百端待举	a thousand things remain to be done (idiom) / numerous tasks remain to be undertaken	百端待舉


待要 dàiyào	待要 \| 待要* \| *待要	to be about to


赤诚相待 chìchéngxiāngdài	赤诚相待 \| 赤诚相待* \| *赤诚相待	to treat utterly sincerely / open and above board in dealing with sb	赤誠相待


应急待命 yìngjídàimìng	应急待命 \| 应急待命* \| *应急待命	emergency standby / to be on standby	應急待命


不待说 bùdàishuō	不待说 \| 不待说* \| *不待说	needless to say / it goes without saying	不待說


翘足而待 qiáozú'érdài	翘足而待 \| 翘足而待* \| *翘足而待	to expect in a short time (idiom) / also pr. [qiao4 zu2 er2 dai4]	翹足而待


待字 dàizì	待字 \| 待字* \| *待字	(literary) (of a young lady) to be awaiting betrothal


百废待举 bǎifèidàijǔ	百废待举 \| 百废待举* \| *百废待举	many things waiting to be done (idiom) / a thousand things to do	百廢待舉


管待 guǎndài	管待 \| 管待* \| *管待	to wait on / to attend / to serve


优待券 yōudàiquàn	优待券 \| 优待券* \| *优待券	discount coupon / complimentary ticket	優待券


海待 hǎidài	海待 \| 海待* \| *海待	student who has returned from overseas but is yet to find a job (pun on 海帶｜海带) / cf. 海歸｜海归


包待制 Bāo Dàizhì	包待制 \| 包待制* \| *包待制	Bao Daizhi, "Edict Attendant Bao", fictional name used for Bao Zheng 包拯 (999-1062), Northern Song official renowned for his honesty


偏待 piāndài	偏待 \| 偏待* \| *偏待	to show favoritism against sb / to treat unfairly


待乙妥 dàiyǐtuǒ	待乙妥 \| 待乙妥* \| *待乙妥	DEET (insect repellent) (loanword)


守株待兔，缘木求鱼 shǒuzhūdàitù, yuánmùqiúyú	守株…求鱼 \| 守株…求鱼* \| *守株…求鱼	to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits, and climb a tree to catch fish (idiom); without any practical course of action	守株待兔，緣木求魚


严以责己宽以待人 yányǐzéjǐkuānyǐdàirén	严以…待人 \| 严以…待人* \| *严以…待人	to be severe with oneself and lenient with others (idiom)	嚴以責己寬以待人


束手待毙 shùshǒudàibì	束手待毙 \| 束手待毙* \| *束手待毙	to wait helplessly for death (idiom) / to resign oneself to extinction	束手待斃


夜招待酒会 yèzhāodàijiǔhuì	夜招待酒会 \| 夜招待酒会* \| *夜招待酒会	evening cocktail reception	夜招待酒會


待宵草 dàixiāocǎo	待宵草 \| 待宵草* \| *待宵草	evening primrose


束手待死 shùshǒudàisǐ	束手待死 \| 束手待死* \| *束手待死	hands tied and expecting the worst

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