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等待

děng dàiㄉㄥˇ ㄉㄞˋ

Sino-Vietnamese: ĐẲNG ĐÃI

Traditional: 等待

HSK 5HSK 3.0 · 5TOCFL 3

Meaning(verb, verbal noun)

to wait; to wait for

Examples

  • 我们正在等待考试结果。

    wǒ men zhèng zài děng dài kǎo shì jié guǒ.

    We're waiting for the exam results.

  • 请在这里耐心等待。

    qǐng zài zhè lǐ nài xīn děng dài.

    Please wait here patiently.

  • 她一直在等待一个好机会。

    tā yì zhí zài děng dài yí gè hǎo jī huì.

    She's been waiting for a good opportunity.

Easily confused

  • 等 — 等待 is more formal than 等; say 等一下, not 等待一下.

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Stroke order

ĐẲNG · 12 strokes

class; rank; grade; equal to; same as; to wait for; to await; et cetera; and so on; et al. (and other authors); after; as soon as; once

ĐÃI · 9 strokes

to stay

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