等待

děngdài

verb HSK 3 #1,463

Meanings

1 to wait
2 to wait for; to await

Characters

to stay; to wait

Examples

HSK 2

等待是最难受的。

Děngdài shì zuì nánshòu de.

Waiting is the hardest part.

HSK 3

我们在等待他的消息。

Wǒmen zài děngdài tā de xiāoxi.

We are waiting for his news.

HSK 5

请耐心等待。

Qǐng nàixīn děngdài.

Please wait patiently.

Tips

usage

等待 is more formal/literary than 等 alone. In daily speech, 等 is more natural: 等我一下 (wait for me a moment).

Stroke Order

等 děng

待 dài