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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
to wait / to wait for
HSK 5
charactercopypronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *須* | 須* | *須
must / to have to / to wait
HSK 7-9
to serve; to wait upon
HSK 7-9
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
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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 ambush / to lie in wait for / to lie low / ambush
HSK 7-9
to wait a moment
HSK 7-9
to wait and see / to watch from the sidelines / to look around / to survey
HSK 7-9
to wait for an opportunity / to watch for one's chance
HSK 7-9
to wait for / to expect / to keep watch / to watch over / to nurse
HSK 7-9
to serve / to wait upon
HSK 7-9
charactercopypronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *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)
wait a minute / stop a while
stage wait / (fig.) awkward silence
to get ready (for a journey) / ready and waiting
can't wait
to wait in vain; to sit around waiting
to sit and wait for death (idiom); resigned to one's fate
to wait for a train or bus
to quietly wait
waiting room (for train, bus etc)
to wait a moment / do not go too soon
et cetera / and so on ... / wait a minute! / hold on!
charactercopypronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *偫* | 偫* | *偫
to wait for / to lay in
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 for the opportunity
to spy upon / to lie in wait for (an opportunity)
to be on the waiting list (for admission to a school)
time and tide wait for no man (idiom)
to wait upon (older people) / to accompany / attendant
waiting to see a doctor / awaiting treatment
lit. to wait for dawn, one's head resting on a spear (idiom) / fig. fully prepared and biding one's time before the battle
(of an actor, athlete etc) to prepare to make one's entrance / to wait in the wings
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
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 wait to fill a vacancy / reserve (candidate) / alternate / substitute
waiting room (at clinic, hospital)
charactercopypronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *俟* | 俟* | *俟
(literary) to wait for
to lie in wait / to ambush / to conceal sth
in order to / hoping to / attempting to / waiting for
line (i.e. of people waiting) / queue
to deal with / to wait on / to provide for
many things waiting to be done (idiom) / a thousand things to do
to pull the bow without shooting (idiom from Mencius); ready and waiting for action / to go through the motions / to practice / a trial run
to wait for an opportunity / (electronic devices) standby
to wait for the opportune moment before taking action (idiom)
to wait at one's ease for the exhausted enemy / to nurture one's strength and bide one's time (idiom)
to wait for a long time
charactercopypronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *佇* | 佇* | *佇
to stand for a long time / to wait / to look forward to / to accumulate
to wait patiently / heron
to wait helplessly for death (idiom) / to resign oneself to extinction
to wait until / until
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 sell only for a good price (idiom) / to wait for a good offer
to wait on / to attend / to serve
waiting anxiously / impatient
charactercopypronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *徯* | 徯* | *徯
footpath / wait for
Stay a bit! / Wait a minute! / (to a departing guest) Take care!
lit. to wipe one's eyes and wait (idiom); to wait and see
to wait upon / to serve / to attend to sb's needs
to conceal one's abilities and wait (idiom); to lie low and await the opportune moment
to wait for (orders, a decision, a judgment)
waiting for a vacancy
to do as one sees fit / It's up to you. / Let's wait and see and then decide what to do.
many things waiting to be done (idiom) / a thousand things 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
to look forward to sth / to wait respectfully
charactercopypronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *伺* | 伺* | *伺
to watch / to wait / to examine / to spy
unable to wait
to wait (literary)
to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits, and climb a tree to catch fish (idiom); without any practical course of action
charactercopypronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *傒* | 傒* | *傒
(old) native of Jiangxi 江西 / to wait / servant / path
to bide one's time, waiting for an opportunity to stage a comeback in public life (idiom)
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
Time and tide wait for no man (idiom)
to crouch low and bend forward (esp. in hiding or in wait)
waiting anxiously (idiom)
zero wait state (computing)
charactercopypronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *候* | 候* | *候
to wait / to inquire after / to watch / season / climate / (old) period of five days
to wait for a train or bus
waiting list
to sit and wait / (fig.) to be passive; to sit back and wait for (success, an opportunity etc)
the meal is remembered long after the wait is forgotten / the good things in life are worth waiting for
to wait for a job assignment; to be laid off; to be out of a job
to form a long line (i.e. of people waiting)
to wait a moment
to wait a moment / later / in awhile
Wait a moment! / after a while
wait a moment
wait and see (who is right)
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 action after having accumulated power, energy etc
wait and see (who is right)
to wait one's turn


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