待

Ideographic: To welcome someone arriving 彳 at the royal court 寺Radical: 彳

meaning for 待 dài:

  • - to wait
  • - to treat
  • - to deal with
  • - to need
  • - going to (do sth)
  • - about to
  • - intending to

meaning for 待 dāi:

  • - to stay
míngtiān明天
wǒhuì我会
zài在
bàngōngshì办公室
dài待
dào到
wǎnshang晚上
。

I will be staying in the office until late tomorrow.

jīntiān今天
tiānqì天气
hěn很
zāogāo糟糕
，
zuìhǎo最好
dài待
zài在
jiālǐ家里
。

The weather is really bad today, it's best to stay at home.

wǒ我
kěyǐ可以
dài待
huì会
zài再
hē喝
kāfēi咖啡
ma吗
？
wǒ我
xiànzài现在
yǒudiǎn有点
xīnhuāng心慌
。

Can I have coffee later? I'm feeling a little anxious right now.