dāi

HSK 5
common
informal
verb

Meaning of

待 means to stay; to linger; to wait briefly. Pronounced dāi. HSK 5.

  • to stay; to linger; to wait briefly

Character Info

Radical
Strokes8
Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

zài
mén
kǒu
dāi
huì
er
zài
jìn
 

I'll stay at the door for a moment before going in.

Bié
zài
wài
miàn
dāi
tài
jiǔ
 
yào
xià
le
 

Don't linger outside too long, it's going to rain.

fēi
guǎn
dāi
le
xià
kàn
shū
 

He stayed at the cafe for the whole afternoon reading books.

xiān
zài
jiā
dāi
liǎng
tiān
 
zài
chū
mén
xíng
 

I'll stay home for two days first before going on a trip.

Bié
dāi
zài
er
dāi
 
kuài
lái
bāng
máng
 

Stop standing there zoning out, come help quickly!