等待

Pattern visualization

Examples

1. 我们在车站耐心地等待。▶ —
   We waited patiently at the station.
2. 机会总是留给等待的人。▶ —
   Opportunity is always reserved for those who wait.

Collocations

Mnemonic

等 děng "to wait/rank" + 待 dài "to wait": both mean "to wait", together a more formal "to await". 等 has the bamboo radical 竹; 待 has the step radical 彳. The everyday spoken word is just 等.

Related

Quick check

1. What is the relationship between 等待 and 等?

   • 等待 is more formal; 等 is everyday spoken
   • they are opposites
   • 等待 = color; 等 = taste
   • 等待 = a number