qī dài
to look forward to
to await
expectation
dài
to wait
to treat
to deal with
to need
going to (do sth)
about to
intending to
jiē dài
to receive (a visitor)
to admit (allow sb to enter)
kuǎn dài
to entertain
to be hospitable to
yōu dài
preferential treatment
to give preferential treatment
nüè dài
to mistreat
to maltreat
to abuse
mistreatment
maltreatment
zhāo dài
to receive (guests)
to entertain
reception
jiāo dài
variant of 交代[jiao1 dai4]
dài rén
to treat people (politely, harshly etc)
pò bù jí dài
impatient (idiom); in a hurry
itching to get on with it
shì mù yǐ dài
lit. to wipe one's eyes and wait (idiom); to wait and see
dài yè
to await job assignment (term used only in mainland China)
dài yù
treatment
pay
salary
status
rank
xū wèi yǐ dài
to reserve a seat
to leave a position vacant
liú dài
to leave sth for later
to postpone (work, a decision etc)
dài jī
to wait for an opportunity
to seize a chance
pragmatic
zhěng zhuāng dài fā
to get ready (for a journey)
ready and waiting
shǒu zhū dài tù
lit. to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits (idiom)
to wait idly for opportunities
to trust to chance rather than show initiative
xù shì dài fā
to wait for action after having accumulated power, energy etc
zhāo dài huì
reception
CL:個|个[ge4],次[ci4]
dài dìng
to await a decision
to be pending
dài jiě
unresolved
awaiting solution
dài rén jiē wù
the way one treats people
dāi huì r
in a moment
later
Taiwan pr. [dai1 hui3 r5]
xū xí yǐ dài
to reserve a seat for sb (idiom)
zuò yǐ dài bì
to sit and wait for death (idiom); resigned to one's fate
suí shí dài mìng
on call
always available
ready at all times
kuān yǐ dài rén
to be lenient with others (idiom)
bǎi fèi dài xīng
many things waiting to be done (idiom)
a thousand things to do
jí bù kě dài
impatient
eager to
anxious to
dài kǎo
under investigation
currently unknown
yǐ yì dài láo
to wait at one's ease for the exhausted enemy
to nurture one's strength and bide one's time (idiom)
dān dài
to pardon
please excuse (me)
to take responsibility
yǐ lǐ xiāng dài
to treat sb with due respect (idiom)
zhěn gē dài dàn
to keep one's spear by the pillow and await the dawn (idiom); ready for battle
determined to kill the enemy
Be prepared!
kuān dài
to treat leniently
liberal treatment
shù shǒu dài bì
to wait helplessly for death (idiom)
to resign oneself to extinction
bǎi fèi dài jǔ
many things waiting to be done (idiom)
a thousand things to do
guǎn dài
to wait on
to attend
to serve
lěng mò duì dài
cold and detached towards sb
lack of regard
indifference
neglect
bó dài
mean treatment
indifference
meager hospitality
bù dài shuō
needless to say
it goes without saying
dài fù
to be advised
awaiting an answer
chì chéng xiāng dài
to treat utterly sincerely
open and above board in dealing with sb
Bāo Dài zhì
Bao Daizhi, "Edict Attendant Bao", fictional name used for Bao Zheng 包拯[Bao1 Zheng3] (999-1062), Northern Song official renowned for his honesty
qiào zú ér dài
waiting expectantly on tiptoes (idiom); to look forward eagerly
to long for
bǎi duān dài jǔ
a thousand things remain to be done (idiom)
numerous tasks remain to be undertaken
cáng qì dài shí
to conceal one's abilities and wait (idiom); to lie low and await the opportune moment
piān dài
to show favoritism against sb
to treat unfairly
yán yǐ zé jǐ kuān yǐ dài rén
to be severe with oneself and lenient with others (idiom)
líng děng dài zhuàng tài
zero wait state (computing)
shù shǒu dài sǐ
hands tied and expecting the worst
yè zhāo dài jiǔ huì
evening cocktail reception
shǒu zhū dài tù , yuán mù qiú yú
to guard a tree-stump waiting for rabbits and climb a tree to catch fish (idiom); without any practical course of action
qiāo zú yǐ dài
lit. raise one’s foot enough to delay
make a pretence of action (idiom)
jí dài
to need urgently
to need doing without delay
yìng jí dài mìng
emergency standby
to be on standby
zhǐ rì kě dài
imminent
just around the corner (idiom)
shí bù wǒ dài
time and tide wait for no man (idiom)
hǎi dài
student who has returned from overseas but is yet to find a job (pun on 海帶|海带[hai3 dai4])
cf. 海歸|海归[hai3 gui1]
rè qíng kuǎn dài
to provide warm hospitality
qiáo zú ér dài
to expect in a short time (idiom)
also pr. [qiao4 zu2 er2 dai4]
qiáo shǒu yǐ dài
to hold one's breath (in anticipation) (idiom)
to anxiously await
zì bù dài yán
needless to say
it goes without saying
nüè dài
to mistreat
to maltreat
to abuse
mistreatment
maltreatment
yōu dài quàn
discount coupon
complimentary ticket
yōu dài piào
reduced-price ticket (e.g. for students)
guā mù xiāng dài
see 刮目相看[gua1 mu4 xiang1 kan4]
shǒu zhū dài tù , yuán mù qiú yú
to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits, and climb a tree to catch fish (idiom); without any practical course of action
dài yǐ tuǒ
DEET (insect repellent) (loanword)
dài jià ér gū
to sell only for a good price (idiom)
to wait for a good offer
dài mìng
to be on call
to be on standby
dài bì
to await death
to be a sitting duck
dài chǎn
(of an expectant mother) to be in labor