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等待

děngdài

wait

Usage note

等待表示等候某个人或事情。

děng dài biǎo shì děng hòu mǒu gè rén huò shì qíng。

等待 means to wait for someone or something.

Context note

等待常用于时间、车站和结果。

děng dài cháng yòng yú shí jiān 、 chē zhàn hé jié guǒ。

It is often used with time, stations, and results.

5 examples

请稍等,正在等待
qǐng shāo děng, zhèng zài děng dài。
Please wait a moment; we are waiting.
他在等待朋友。
tā zài děng dài péng yǒu。
He is waiting for a friend.
不要一直等待
bú yào yì zhí děng dài。
Do not keep waiting.
我们等待结果。
wǒ men děng dài jié guǒ。
We wait for the result.
孩子们安静地等待
hái zi men ān jìng dì děng dài。
The children wait quietly.

5 mini stories

车站里,大家都在等待
chē zhàn lǐ, dà jiā dōu zài děng dài。
At the station, everyone is waiting.
等待了很久,终于见到了老师。
tā děng dài le hěn jiǔ, zhōng yú jiàn dào le lǎo shī。
He waited for a long time and finally saw the teacher.
等待的时候可以看看书。
děng dài de shí hòu kě yǐ kàn kàn shū。
You can read a book while waiting.
老师让大家耐心等待
lǎo shī ràng dà jiā nài xīn děng dài。
The teacher asked everyone to wait patiently.
等待结果时,他有点紧张。
děng dài jié guǒ shí, tā yǒu diǎn jǐn zhāng。
He was a little nervous while waiting for the result.

Mini dialogue

等待朋友

A
你在做什么?
Nǐ zài zuò shénme?
What are you doing?
B
我在等待我的好朋友。
Wǒ zài děngdài wǒ de hǎo péngyou.
I am waiting for my good friend.

耐心等待

A
公交车怎么还不来?
Gōngjiāochē zěnme hái bù lái?
Why hasn't the bus come yet?
B
别着急,耐心等待一会儿。
Bié zhāojí, nàixīn děngdài yīhuìr.
Don't worry, wait patiently for a while.

Related words and contrasts

similar
děng
to wait

等 is the short, everyday form of 等待

related
期待
qī dài
to look forward to

期待 is waiting with happy hope, 等待 is neutral waiting

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