Usage of the character 待

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

dāi

待

[待]

to stay

dàirén

待人

[待人]

to treat people (politely, harshly etc)

zhāodài

招待

[招待]

to hold a reception; to offer hospitality; to entertain (guests); to serve (customers)

kuǎndài

款待

[款待]

to entertain
to be hospitable to

jídài

急待

[急待]

to need urgently
to need doing without delay

yǒudài

有待

[有待]

not yet (done)
pending

hǎidài

海待

[海待]

student who has returned from overseas but is yet to find a job (pun on 海帶／海带 (hǎidài))
cf. 海歸／海归 (hǎiguī)

dàifù

待复

[待復]

to be advised
awaiting an answer

dàibì

待毙

[待斃]

to await death
to be a sitting duck

dàichǎn

待产

[待產]

(of an expectant mother) to be in labor

jiāodài

交待

[交待]

variant of 交代 (jiāodài)

shàndài

善待

[善待]

to treat well

yōudài

优待

[優待]

preferential treatment; to give preferential treatment

děngdài

等待

[等待]

to wait; to wait for

dāndài

担待

[擔待]

to pardon
please excuse (me)
to take responsibility

kàndài

看待

[看待]

to look upon; to regard

kǔdài

苦待

[苦待]

treat harshly

qīdài

期待

[期待]

to look forward to
to await
expectation

dàijī

待机

[待機]

to wait for an opportunity
(electronic devices) standby

zhídài

直待

[直待]

to wait until
until

dàimìng

待命

[待命]

to be on call
to be on standby

dàixù

待续

[待續]

to be continued

jídài

亟待

[亟待]

see 急待 (jídài)

hòudài

厚待

[厚待]

generous treatment

dàizhào

待诏

[待詔]

expert in a specialized field such as medicine, divination or chess, available on call to the emperor (in the Tang and Song dynasties)

xiāngdài

相待

[相待]

to treat

dàizì

待字

[待字]

(literary) (of a young lady) to be awaiting betrothal

dàidìng

待定

[待定]

to await a decision
to be pending

dàigǎng

待岗

[待崗]

to wait for a job assignment; to be laid off; to be out of a job

dàiyào

待要

[待要]

to be about to

dàiyù

待遇

[待遇]

treatment
pay
salary
status
rank

liúdài

留待

[留待]

to leave sth for later
to postpone (work, a decision etc)

dāihui

待会

[待會]

wait a minute
stop a while

duìdài

对待

[對待]

to treat
treatment

dàiyè

待业

[待業]

to await job assignment (term used only in mainland China)

piāndài

偏待

[偏待]

to show favoritism against sb
to treat unfairly

dàijian

待见

[待見]

(coll.) to like

bódài

薄待

[薄待]

mean treatment
indifference
meager hospitality

nüèdài

虐待

[虐待]

to mistreat
to maltreat
to abuse
mistreatment
maltreatment

kuīdài

亏待

[虧待]

to treat sb unfairly

màndài

慢待

[慢待]

to slight (treat badly)

dàikǎo

待考

[待考]

under investigation
currently unknown

guǎndài

管待

[管待]

to wait on
to attend
to serve

jiēdài

接待

[接待]

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

kuāndài

宽待

[寬待]

to treat leniently
liberal treatment

dàijiě

待解

[待解]

unresolved
awaiting solution

zhāodàiyuán

招待员

[招待員]

service personnel: usher, waiter, receptionist, hostess etc

yōudàipiào

优待票

[優待票]

reduced-price ticket (e.g. for students)

dàiyǐtuǒ

待乙妥

[待乙妥]

DEET (insect repellent) (loanword)

yōudàiquàn

优待券

[優待券]

discount coupon
complimentary ticket

jiēdàishì

接待室

[接待室]

reception room

zhāodàisuǒ

招待所

[招待所]

guesthouse; hostel

xìngnüèdài

性虐待

[性虐待]

sexual abuse

kědàiyīn

可待因

[可待因]

codeine (loanword)

bùdàishuō

不待说

[不待說]

needless to say; it goes without saying

dàixiāocǎo

待宵草

[待宵草]

evening primrose

dàiyòngcān

待用餐

[待用餐]

suspended meal (Tw)

jiēdàiyuán

接待员

[接待員]

receptionist

Bāo Dàizhì

包待制

[包待制]

Bao Daizhi, "Edict Attendant Bao", fictional name used for Bao Zheng 包拯 ( Bāo Zhěng) (999-1062), Northern Song official renowned for his honesty

zhāodàihuì

招待会

[招待會]

a reception
CL:個／个 (gè),次 (cì)

nüèdàikuáng

虐待狂

[虐待狂]

sadism
sadist

dāihuìr

待会儿

[待會兒]

in a moment
later
also pr. (dāihuǐr) or (dāihuir)

guāmùxiāngdài

刮目相待

[刮目相待]

see 刮目相看 (guāmùxiāngkàn)

zuòyǐdàibì

坐以待毙

[坐以待斃]

to sit and wait for death (idiom); resigned to one's fate

qiáozú'érdài

翘足而待

[翹足而待]

to expect in a short time (idiom)
also pr. (qiàozú'érdài)

zìbùdàiyán

自不待言

[自不待言]

needless to say
it goes without saying

chìchéngxiāngdài

赤诚相待

[赤誠相待]

to treat utterly sincerely
open and above board in dealing with sb

hánbāodàifàng

含苞待放

[含苞待放]

in bud
budding

dàirénjiēwù

待人接物

[待人接物]

the way one treats people

xūwèiyǐdài

虚位以待

[虛位以待]

to reserve a seat
to leave a position vacant

xūxíyǐdài

虚席以待

[虛席以待]

to reserve a seat for sb (idiom)

kuānyǐdàirén

宽以待人

[寬以待人]

to be lenient with others (idiom)

qiáoshǒuyǐdài

翘首以待

[翹首以待]

to hold one's breath (in anticipation) (idiom)
to anxiously await

pòbùjídài

迫不及待

[迫不及待]

impatient (idiom); in a hurry
itching to get on with it

shǒuzhūdàitù

守株待兔

[守株待兔]

lit. to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits (idiom)
to wait idly for opportunities
to trust to chance rather than show initiative

yǐyìdàiláo

以逸待劳

[以逸待勞]

to wait at one's ease for the exhausted enemy
to nurture one's strength and bide one's time (idiom)

shìmùyǐdài

拭目以待

[拭目以待]

lit. to wipe one's eyes and wait (idiom); to wait and see

xùshìdàifā

蓄势待发

[蓄勢待發]

to wait for action after having accumulated power, energy etc

bǎifèidàixīng

百废待兴

[百廢待興]

many things waiting to be done (idiom)
a thousand things to do

bǎifèidàijǔ

百废待举

[百廢待舉]

many things waiting to be done (idiom)
a thousand things to do

cángqìdàishí

藏器待时

[藏器待時]

to conceal one's abilities and wait (idiom); to lie low and await the opportune moment

shùshǒudàibì

束手待毙

[束手待斃]

to wait helplessly for death (idiom)
to resign oneself to extinction

zhěngzhuāngdàifā

整装待发

[整裝待發]

to get ready (for a journey)
ready and waiting

áo'áodàibǔ

嗷嗷待哺

[嗷嗷待哺]

cry piteously for food

zhǐrìkědài

指日可待

[指日可待]

imminent
just around the corner (idiom)

dàijià'érgū

待价而沽

[待價而沽]

to sell only for a good price (idiom)
to wait for a good offer

rèqíngkuǎndài

热情款待

[熱情款待]

to provide warm hospitality

tèbiédàiyù

特别待遇

[特別待遇]

special treatment

yǐlǐxiāngdài

以礼相待

[以禮相待]

to treat sb with due respect (idiom)

lěngmòduìdài

冷漠对待

[冷漠對待]

cold and detached towards sb
lack of regard
indifference
neglect

yìngjídàimìng

应急待命

[應急待命]

emergency standby
to be on standby

shùshǒudàisǐ

束手待死

[束手待死]

hands tied and expecting the worst

suíshídàimìng

随时待命

[隨時待命]

on call
always available
ready at all times

shíbùwǒdài

时不我待

[時不我待]

time and tide wait for no man (idiom)

bǎiduāndàijǔ

百端待举

[百端待舉]

a thousand things remain to be done (idiom)
numerous tasks remain to be undertaken

zhěngēdàidàn

枕戈待旦

[枕戈待旦]

lit. to wait for dawn, one's head resting on a spear (idiom)
fig. fully prepared and biding one's time before the battle

jíbùkědài

急不可待

[急不可待]

impatient
eager to
anxious to

jìzhězhāodàihuì

记者招待会

[記者招待會]

press conference

língděngdàizhuàngtài

零等待状态

[零等待狀態]

zero wait state (computing)

zuìhuìguódàiyù

最惠国待遇

[最惠國待遇]

most favored nation

dàibànshìxiànglièbiǎo

待办事项列表

[待辦事項列表]

to-do list

yányǐzéjǐkuānyǐdàirén

严以责己宽以待人

[嚴以責己寬以待人]

to be severe with oneself and lenient with others (idiom)

shǒuzhūdàitù,yuánmùqiúyú

守株待兔，缘木求鱼

[守株待兔，緣木求魚]

to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits, and climb a tree to catch fish (idiom); without any practical course of action