Chinese

等待

/tɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ taɪ̯⁵¹/
to wait; to await
  • HSK 3
  • TOCFL 5

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  • characterChinese等 “to arrange bamboo slips neatly”
    • meaningChinese竹 “bamboo (Classifier: 枝; 棵 m; 根 m; 轆／辘 c)”
    • soundChinese寺 “government court; office (before the Han dynasty)”
      • soundChinese之 “to go”
        • ideaChinese止 “foot”
        • ideaChinese一 “one”
      • meaningChinese又 “again; once more”
  • characterChinese待 “to wait for; to await; to expect”
    • meaningChinese彳 “to walk slowly”

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