相待

xiāngdài

verb #23,514

Meanings

1 to treat (someone)
2 to receive
3 to deal with

Characters

mutually, each other

to treat, to receive, to wait

Examples

他以礼相待所有的客人。

Tā yǐ lǐ xiāng dài suǒyǒu de kèrén.

He treats all guests with courtesy.

以诚相待是建立友谊的基础。

Yǐ chéng xiāng dài shì jiànlì yǒuyì de jīchǔ.

Treating each other with sincerity is the foundation for building friendship.

Tips

usage

相待 is typically found in formal or literary patterns using 以…相待, meaning to treat someone in a specified manner: 以礼相待 (treat with courtesy), 以诚相待 (treat with sincerity).

Stroke Order

相 xiāng

待 dài