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待

dāi · dai/dài · dai

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HSK 5

Meaning

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dāi 待

  1. to stay

dài 待

  1. to wait
  2. to treat
  3. to deal with
  4. to need
  5. going to (do sth)
  6. about to
  7. intending to
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In a conversation

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Three days in Beijing

  1. Leon

    我(wǒ)在(zài)北京(běijīng)待(dāi)了(le)三天(sāntiān)，不(bù)想(xiǎng)走(zǒu)了(le)。

    I've stayed in Beijing three days and don't want to leave.

  2. Dengdeng

    那(nà)就(jiù)多(duō)待(dāi)几天(jǐtiān)。

    Then stay a few more days.

  3. Leon

    可是(kěshì)我(wǒ)的(de)机票(jīpiào)是(shì)明天(míngtiān)的(de)。

    But my flight is tomorrow.

  4. Dengdeng

    那(nà)你(nǐ)待会儿(dāihuìr)就(jiù)去(qù)改票(gǎipiào)！

    Then go change the ticket in a moment!

  5. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)！我(wǒ)现在(xiànzài)就(jiù)改(gǎi)，还(hái)想(xiǎng)再(zài)吃(chī)一次(yīcì)烤鸭(kǎoyā)。

    OK! I'll change it now. I also want one more roast duck.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)们(men)整(zhěng)个(gè)夏(xià)天(tiān)都(dōu)和(hé)他(tā)们(men)待(dāi)在(zài)一(yì)起(qǐ)。

We stayed with them all through the summer.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

在(zài)巴(bā)黎(lí)待(dāi)得(de)越(yuè)久(jiǔ)，我(wǒ)就(jiù)越(yuè)喜(xǐ)欢(huan)巴(bā)黎(lí)。

The longer I stayed in Paris, the more I liked it.

Tatoeba: Chinese by sadhen · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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