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待

dāi · dài

to stay; to remain

HSK 4HSK 6

Meanings of 待 in English

dāiHSK 4verbSyllabus #1131
  1. to stay; to remain
dàiHSK 6verbSyllabus #3856
  1. to wait
  2. to treat
  3. to deal with
  4. to need
  5. going to (do sth)
  6. about to
  7. intending to

Example sentences

  1. 你想要待多久就待多久。
    nǐ xiǎng yào dài duō jiǔ jiù dài duō jiǔ。
    You can stay as long as you like.
    Tatoeba #346747 by fucongcong · #240658 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR
  2. 我们会在那里待上三周。
    wǒ men huì zài nà lǐ dài shàng sān zhōu。
    We're going to stay there for three weeks.
    Tatoeba #11236315 by klzlueylx · #8363109 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR
  3. 你想待多久就待多久。
    nǐ xiǎng dài duō jiǔ jiù dài duō jiǔ。
    Please stay as long as you wish.
    Tatoeba #893214 by Martha · #38542 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR

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Level, pinyin and part of speech: HSK Syllabus (CLEC, Nov 2025). Definitions: CC-CEDICT, CC BY-SA 4.0. Sources & licences