待

Meaningdāi(verb, preposition)

to stay

Examples

• 周末我一直待在家里。

  zhōu mò wǒ yì zhí dài zài jiā lǐ.

  I stayed home all weekend.

• 你在河内待几天？

  nǐ zài hé nèi dài jǐ tiān?

  How many days are you staying in Hanoi?

• 别老待着，出去走走吧。

  bié lǎo dài zhe, chū qù zǒu zǒu ba.

  Don't just sit around, go out for a walk.

Easily confused

• 待 (dài) — Same character: dāi means to stay; dài means to treat or wait.

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Meaningdài(verb, preposition)

to wait; to treat; to deal with; to need; going to (do sth); about to; intending to

Common in compounds: 等待, 对待, 招待.

Examples

• 他待人很热情。

  tā dài rén hěn rè qíng.

  He's very warm toward people.

• 老板待我们很好。

  lǎo bǎn dài wǒ men hěn hǎo.

  The boss treats us well.

• 这个问题有待解决。

  zhè ge wèn tí yǒu dài jiě jué.

  This issue remains to be solved.

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