yǒudài

有待

HSK 7-9Word · Verb

remain to be; need to be; await

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Meanings

1 sense · 4 examples
1.

verb

to remain to be; to need to be; to await

formal

Used to indicate that something still requires a future action, condition, or further development to be completed or resolved. Often followed by a noun phrase or verb phrase describing what is needed.

Zhè这
ge个
wèn问
tí题
yǒu有
dài待
jìn进
yī一
bù步
de的
yán研
jiū究
 。

This issue awaits further research.

Zhè这
xiàng项
tí提
àn案
de的
yǒu有
xiào效
xìng性
yǒu有
dài待
yàn验
zhèng证
 。

The effectiveness of this proposal remains to be verified.

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Tā他
de的
lǐ理
lùn论
shì是
fǒu否
zhèng正
què确
 ,
yǒu有
dài待
shí实
jiàn践
de的
jiǎn检
yàn验
 。

Whether his theory is correct awaits testing in practice.

Zuì最
zhōng终
jié结
guǒ果
yǒu有
dài待
guān官
fāng方
gōng公
bù布
 。

The final result awaits official announcement.