dāi = d + ai1
to stay
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dài = d + ai4
to wait / to treat / to deal with / to need / going to (do sth) / about to / intending to
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How to pronounce 待

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= d initial

D is for Don Quixote.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ ai1 final

In front of the airplane.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
= d initial

D is for Don Quixote.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ ai4 final

In the airplane’s bathroom.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

待 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
= s + Ø4
Buddhist temple / mosque / government office (old)
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chì = ch + Ø4
step with the left foot (Kangxi radical 60) / see also 彳亍[chi4 chu4]
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Characters with 待 as component

zhì = zh + Ø4
to wait for / to lay in
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Words with 待

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to wait / to wait for
to wait; to wait for
to look forward to / to await / expectation

Sentences with 待

dài
ǎn
xiān
shàng
tiān
kàn
kan

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dāi / dài

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