| 待 | 1282B45 91B.00-1 | 部居  | 畫數 9 | ㄉㄞˋ [dai4] (*ㄉㄞ [dai1] ). | ||
| V.t. | (1) Receive (guests), treat (persons): 招待 or 款待客人，待客 receive guests; 待上，待下 deal with superiors, inferiors; 待人 act towards people (kindly, rudely); 待人接物 manner of dealing with people; 善待 treat kindly; 虐待 (usu. servants, etc.) treat badly; 優待 give special treatment, reception 厚待 treat generously; 慢待 treat coolly or ignore; 兩人相待 the two get along (well, ill); 看待 take care of. (2) To wait for, await: 待命 awaiting your command; 等待 wait for; 少待片刻 please wait a little while; 久待 wait for a long time; 待時而動 wait for the right time to take action; 坐以待斃 wait helplessly for the end; 待字，待聘 [dai4zi4], [dai4pin4]↓; 待到，待得 [dai4dao4], [dai4de2]↓. (3) (*[dai1]) V.i., tarry, delay, hang around: 我在家裡待一天 I have been hanging around at home the whole day; 待一會兒再來 come back after a while; 待了 [dai4liao3]↓. (4) ([dai4]) Going to do: 待怎的 what about it? what do you propose to do? 待理（兒）不理（兒） listen to person half-heartedly, treat coolly. | |||||
| Words | 1. 待茶 [dai4cha2], v.t., (MC) receive (guest) with tea. 2. 待到 [dai4dao4], prep., until: 待到那時候 until that time. 3. 待等 [dai4deng3], v.i., wait for. 4. 待得 [dai4de2], conj., until: 待得不好意思 until one is embarrassed. 5. 待詔 [dai4zhao4], n., (1) (MC) a junior secretary at court; (2) (MC) waiter; (3) (Peking dial.) a barber. 6. 待了 *[dai1liao3], v.t., wait (a long time). 7. 待漏 [dai4lou4], n., the hour (沙漏 hourglass) preparatory to going in for imperial audience. 8. 待聘 [dai4pin4], v.i., waiting for appointment to post; also not yet betrothed＝[dai4zi4]↓. 9. 待罪 [dai4zui4], v.i., (court. at end of official letter) awaiting punishment (for statement of opinion): 待罪之身 (court.) my guilty self (said by person under investigation or impeachment). 10. 待字 [dai4zi4], v.i., (of girl) waiting for right man to marry. 11. 待遇 [dai4yU4], n., treatment, reception as visitor; pay, salary, emolument. | |||||