待机

待機

dàijī

verb #35,154

Meanings

1 to wait for the right moment
2 (of electronic devices) to be on standby
3 standby mode

Characters

opportunity; machine

Examples

这款手机的待机时间长达一周。

Zhè kuǎn shǒujī de dàijī shíjiān cháng dá yì zhōu.

This phone's standby time reaches a full week.

部队在山下待机，等候命令。

Bùduì zài shān xià dàijī, děnghòu mìnglìng.

The troops waited at the foot of the mountain, awaiting orders.

Tips

usage

待机 has two unrelated registers: military/strategic ('to wait for the right opportunity', as in 待机而动) and consumer-electronics ('standby'). Context disambiguates instantly — anything with a battery or screen takes the tech meaning, anything with people/troops takes the strategic one.

Stroke Order

待 dài

机 jī