HSK 3 · Effort & Persistence

等待

děng dài

to wait

Stroke order of 等待

2 characters, 21 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

等 · 12 strokes待 · 9 strokes

Memory trick

Bamboo 竹 and a temple 寺 wait; 待 a step 彳 at the temple.

Parts: 等: 竹 + 寺; 待: 彳 step + 寺

The characters in 等待

等 děng — to wait (12 strokes)

Example sentence

我在门口等待朋友。

I am waiting for my friend at the door.

Words with 等

等to wait 等到by the time; to wait until 等于to equal 平等equal; equality

Words with 待

接待to receive (guests)对待to treat

More words: Effort & Persistence

坚持to persist; to insist 保持to keep; to maintain 保留to keep; to retain 保to protect; to keep 尽量as much as possible 集中to concentrate 深入to go deep into; thorough 赶to hurry; to catch up with 精神spirit; energy 动力driving force; motivation 自主independent 自身oneself; itself

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