Writing
等待 (děngdài) — how to say "to wait" in Chinese
等待
To wait, to await
verb
Character composition
等
to wait, etc.
待
to wait, to treat
Radicals / Keys
彳
Step
#60 · chì · 3 strokes
竹
Bamboo
#118 · zhú · 6 strokes
Synonyms
等
to wait
děng · colloquial, everyday
等候
to wait, to await
děng hòu · formal, written
待
to wait; to await
dài · formal, in compounds
Collocations
耐心等待
nàixīn děngdài
wait patiently
等待机会
děngdài jīhuì
wait for an opportunity
等待结果
děngdài jiéguǒ
wait for the result
Examples
我昨天在车站等待朋友等了一个小时。
Yesterday I waited for my friend at the bus station for an hour.
请在这里等待。
Please wait here.
Frequently asked questions
How to say wait in Chinese?
"to wait" in Chinese is 等待 (děngdài).
等待 meaning in English
等待 (děngdài) means "To wait, to await".
How is 等待 pronounced?
It is pronounced děngdài (written as dengdai). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "to wait" in Chinese characters?
It is written 等待: 等 has 12 strokes, 待 has 9 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK level is 等待?
等待 belongs to the HSK 5 vocabulary list.
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