Memory phrase for the character: 待

待

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Meaning stay, to wait, delay, to treat, going to (do sth)

Pronunciation

dāi, dài

Explanation

Left: go 彳, right: temple 寺 (= Made of earth 土 and built with skillful hands 寸)

Mnemonic
 
Go to the temple and stay and wait there.

Radicals

彳 stepA simplified variant of “to go 行” with the same meaning.
寺 temple
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 Vocabulary

对待 duì dài  to treat; treatment
等待 děng dài  to wait; to wait for
接待 jiē dài  to receive (a visitor); to admit (allow sb to enter)
招待会 zhāo dài huì  (press) conference; reception
束手待毙 shù shǒu dài bì  hands tied and waiting for death (idiom)
虐待 nüè dài  to mistreat; to maltreat; to abuse; mistreatment; maltreatment
虐待 nüè dài  
虐待 nüè dài  

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