ㄉㄞ ˋ

dài

treat/deal

待 is a 9 stroke, simplified and traditional Chinese character and is pronounced as dài in the fourth tone, however it can also be pronounced as dāi.

It is made up of the components 彳 (step) and 寺 (temple).

  • 待
    ㄉㄞ ˋ

    dài

    treat/deal

    • 彳
      ㄔ ˋ

      chì

      step

    • 寺
      ㄙ ˋ

      sì

      temple

3 stories have been written about this character — see all
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step to the temple to learn how to treat people
by Touria

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Before [dy]ing, <INTEND>ing to show how to <TREAT> others with humility, he gets *down* and washes desert-STEPping feet. TEMPLEs adopt this practice.
by vms5q

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When you die I will take everyone to the temple steps and treat them to dinner
by JakieBrock

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Pronunciation

We found 2 pronunciations for 待

dài
dāi

Definitions for 待 pronounced as dài

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

Definitions for 待 pronounced as dāi

  • to stay

Vocabulary

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