| dāi | stay/delay |
| dài | to wait/to treat/to deal with/to need/going to (do sth)/about to/intending to |
| 待 | stay delay |
| 待业 | to await job assignment (term used only in mainland China) |
| 待业人员 | people waiting for work |
| 待业保险 | unemployment insurance |
| 待产 | predelivery; lie in; infanticipate |
| 待产妇 | expectant mother; mother-to-be |
| 待产室 | a labor room; a pre-delivery room |
| 待人 | to treat sb |
| 待人处世 | way one treats people and conducts oneself in society; treat people and conduct oneself in society |
| 待人接物 | the way one treats people |
| 待价而沽 | wait for a good price to sell |
| 待会儿 | in a moment later Taiwan pr. dai1 hui3 r5 |
| 待决定 | TBD |
| 待到 | by the time; when |
| 待办 | To wait to be done. |
| 待发 | due out; dueout; clear to send; committed; due-out |
| 待命 | await orders; stand-to; to stand by; stand-by; stand by |
| 待命出动 | to await orders to set out (go into action) |
| 待命状态 | in an armed state; on stand-by; in a state of readiness |
| 待哺 | to wait for feeding |