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The Chinese word dengdai - 等待 - děngdài
(to wait in Chinese)
Phonetic transcription (Hanyu Pinyin)
děngdài
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English translations
to wait,
await
Chinese characters:
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The traditional Chinese characters of děngdài are identical with the modern (simplified) characters displayed above.
Chinese example sentence with 等待 ( dengdai / děngdài ) ⓘWriting in Pinyin
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If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Before using the Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication.
If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Women zai dengdai ta de xiaoxi.
Wǒmen zài děngdài tā de xiāoxi.
我们在等待他的消息。
– English translation: We're waiting for news from him.
Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)
to await | to stay
等待 ( dengdai / děngdài ) belongs to the 1000 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 654)
等待 ( dengdai / děngdài ) belongs to the 1000 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 654)
More words that mean to wait in Chinese
děng ( 等 )
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