dāi
待
stay temporarily; linger
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesverb
to stay; to linger; to wait briefly
informalUsed exclusively in spoken colloquial Chinese, often shortened or used casually. Can also be written as '呆' in this context.
Wǒ我
zài在
mén门
kǒu口
dāi待
yī一
huì会
er儿
zài再
jìn进
qù去
。
I'll stay at the door for a moment before going in.
Bié别
zài在
wài外
miàn面
dāi待
tài太
jiǔ久
，
yào要
xià下
yǔ雨
le了
。
Don't linger outside too long, it's going to rain.
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Tā他
zì在
kā咖
fēi啡
guǎn馆
dāi待
le了
yī一
xià下
wǔ午
kàn看
shū书
。
He stayed at the cafe for the whole afternoon reading books.
Wǒ我
xiān先
zài在
jiā家
dāi待
liǎng两
tiān天
，
zài再
chū出
mén门
lǚ旅
xíng行
。
I'll stay home for two days first before going on a trip.
Bié别
dāi待
zài在
nà那
er儿
fā发
dāi呆
，
kuài快
lái来
bāng帮
máng忙
！
Stop standing there zoning out, come help quickly!