等待(děng dài)

HSK 32 characters

to wait

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Word information

Pinyin
děng dài
Meaning
to wait; to wait for
HSK level
HSK 3
Characters
2
Traditional
Same

Example sentences

How 等待 is used in everyday Chinese — the speaker reads the whole sentence.

  • 我们必须等待。

    wǒ men bì xū děng dài

    We must wait.

  • 我在等待批准。

    wǒ zài děng dài pī zhǔn

    I am waiting for approval.

Related words

Common words sharing a character with 等待 — tap one to open its word page.

píng平děng等
HSK 2

equal

děng等dào到
HSK 2

to wait until

děng等yú于
HSK 2

to equal

duì对dài待
HSK 3

to treat

jiē接dài待
HSK 3

to receive; to entertain; to host (guests, visitors or clients)

dài待yù遇
HSK 4

treatment

qī期dài待
HSK 4

to look forward to

xiāng相děng等
HSK 5

equal

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