分 fēn to divide / to separate / to distribute / to allocate / to distinguish (good and bad) / (bound form) branch of (an organization) / sub- (as in 分局[fen1 ju2]) / fraction / one tenth (of certain units) / unit of length equivalent to 0.33 cm / minute (unit of time) / minute (angular measurement unit) / a point (in sports or games) / 0.01 yuan (unit of money) syn 临时抱佛脚 臨時抱佛腳 lín shí bào fó jiǎo lit. to clasp the Buddha's feet when danger arises (idiom) / fig. to profess devotion only when in trouble / doing things at the last minute / making a hasty last-minute effort syn 分秒必争 分秒必爭 fēn miǎo bì zhēng seize every minute and second (idiom) / not a minute to lose / every moment counts syn 平时不烧香，临时抱佛脚 平時不燒香，臨時抱佛腳 píng shí bù shāo xiāng , lín shí bào fó jiǎo lit. to clasp the Buddha's feet when danger arises (idiom) / fig. to profess devotion only when in trouble / doing things at the last minute / to make a hasty last-minute effort (often refers to cramming for exams) 分分钟 分分鐘 fēn fēn zhōng any minute now / in next to no time / at every minute / constantly 待会 待會 dāi hui wait a minute / stop a while 等待 děng dài to wait / to wait for syn 等候 děng hòu to wait / to wait for syn 拭目以待 shì mù yǐ dài lit. to wipe one's eyes and wait (idiom) / to wait and see syn 坐等 zuò děng to sit and wait / (fig.) to be passive / to sit back and wait for (success, an opportunity etc) syn 详细 詳細 xiáng xì detailed / in detail / minute syn 分钟 分鐘 fēn zhōng minute 细微 細微 xì wēi tiny / minute / fine / subtle / sensitive (instruments) syn 转速 轉速 zhuàn sù angular velocity / number of revolutions per minute syn 细小 細小 xì xiǎo tiny / fine / minute syn 微小 wēi xiǎo minute (i.e. extremely small) / infinitesimal syn 渺小 miǎo xiǎo minute / tiny / negligible / insignificant syn 微量 wēi liàng a smidgen / minute / micro- / trace (element) syn 显微 顯微 xiǎn wēi micro- / microscopic / to make the minute visible 功败垂成 功敗垂成 gōng bài chuí chéng to fail within sight of success (idiom) / last-minute failure / to fall at the last hurdle / snatching defeat from the jaws of victory syn 只争朝夕 只爭朝夕 zhǐ zhēng zhāo xī (idiom) to seize every minute / to make the best use of one's time syn 分针 分針 fēn zhēn minute hand (of a clock or watch) 品头论足 品頭論足 pǐn tóu lùn zú lit. to assess the head and discuss the feet (idiom) / minute criticism of a woman's appearance / fig. to find fault in minor details / nitpicking / overcritical syn 转 轉 zhuàn to revolve / to turn / to circle about / to walk about / classifier for revolutions (per minute etc): revs, rpm / classifier for repeated actions syn 纤 纖 xiān fine / delicate / minute syn 蠛 miè minute flies 评头论足 評頭論足 píng tóu lùn zú lit. to assess the head and discuss the feet (idiom) / minute criticism of a woman's appearance / fig. to find fault in minor details / to remark upon a person's appearance / nitpicking / overcritical / judgmental syn 僿 sài small, minute / lacking sincerity 有一句没一句 有一句沒一句 yǒu yī jù méi yī jù to speak one minute and be quiet the next 美汁源 měi zhī yuán Minute Maid 临渴掘井 臨渴掘井 lín kě jué jǐng lit. not to dig a well until one is thirsty / to be unprepared and seek help at the last minute (idiom) syn 长针 長針 cháng zhēn minute hand (of a clock or watch) / double crochet 一刻千金 yī kè qiān jīn time is gold / every minute counts syn 比勒陀利亚会议记录 Pretoria Minute 格鲁特斯库尔会议记录 格魯特斯庫爾會議記錄 Groote Schuur Minute 美粒果 měi lì guǒ Minute Maid (brand) 台上一分钟，台下十年功 臺上一分鐘，臺下十年功 tái shàng yī fēn zhōng , tái xià shí nián gōng ten years of practice for one minute on the stage (idiom) 探幽发微 探幽發微 tàn yōu fā wēi to probe deeply and uncover minute details 芝麻绿豆 芝麻綠豆 zhī ma lǜ dòu trivial / minute (size) 一刻千金 yī kè - qiān jīn (idiom) time is gold / every minute is precious syn 等到 děng dào to wait until / by the time when (sth is ready etc) syn 待机 待機 dài jī to wait for an opportunity / (electronic devices) standby 观望 觀望 guān wàng to wait and see / to watch from the sidelines / to look around / to survey syn 等一下 děng yī xià to wait a moment / later / in awhile 埋伏 mái fú to ambush / to lie in wait for / to lie low / ambush syn 守候 shǒu hòu to wait for / to expect / to keep watch / to watch over / to nurse syn 伺候 cì hòu to serve / to wait upon syn 服侍 fú shi to attend to / to care for (patients etc) / to look after / to wait upon / to serve / also written 伏侍, see also 服事[fu2 shi4] syn 伺机 伺機 sì jī to wait for an opportunity / to watch for one's chance syn 恭候 gōng hòu to look forward to sth / to wait respectfully 候补 候補 hòu bǔ to wait to fill a vacancy / reserve (candidate) / alternate / substitute 侍候 shì hòu to serve / to wait upon syn 等一等 děng yī děng wait a moment 待业 待業 dài yè to wait for employment / to be unemployed syn 且慢 qiě màn to wait a moment / do not go too soon 稍等 shāo děng to wait a moment 等一会 等一會 děng yī huì Wait a moment! / after a while 侍奉 shì fèng to wait upon / to serve / to attend to sb's needs syn 久等 jiǔ děng to wait for a long time 静候 靜候 jìng hòu to quietly wait 候车 候車 hòu chē to wait for a train or bus 守株待兔 shǒu zhū dài tù lit. to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits (idiom) / to wait idly for opportunities / to trust to chance rather than show initiative syn 等着瞧 等著瞧 děng zhe qiáo wait and see (who is right) 冷场 冷場 lěng chǎng stage wait / (fig.) awkward silence 稍候 shāo hòu to wait a moment syn 听候 聽候 tīng hòu to wait for (orders, a decision, a judgment) syn 坐以待毙 坐以待斃 zuò yǐ dài bì to sit and wait for death (idiom) / resigned to one's fate syn 走着瞧 走著瞧 zǒu zhe qiáo wait and see (who is right) syn 等 děng to wait for / to await / by the time / when / till / and so on / etc. / et al. / (bound form) class / rank / grade / (bound form) equal to / same as / (used to end an enumeration) / (literary) (plural suffix attached to a personal pronoun or noun) syn 窥伺 窺伺 kuī sì to spy upon / to lie in wait for (an opportunity) syn 时不我待 時不我待 shí bù wǒ dài (idiom) time and tide wait for no man syn 待岗 待崗 dài gǎng to wait for a job assignment / to be laid off / to be out of a job syn 陪侍 péi shì to wait upon (older people) / to accompany / attendant 候 hòu to wait / to inquire after / to watch / season / climate / (old) period of five days syn 待价而沽 待價而沽 dài jià ér gū to sell only for a good price (idiom) / to wait for a good offer syn 支应 支應 zhī yìng to deal with / to wait on / to provide for syn 蹲伏 dūn fú to crouch low and bend forward (esp. in hiding or in wait) 待 dài to wait / to treat / to deal with / to need / going to (do sth) / about to / intending to syn 奉 fèng to offer (tribute) / to present respectfully (to superior, ancestor, deity etc) / to esteem / to revere / to believe in (a religion) / to wait upon / to accept orders (from superior) syn 伺 sì to watch / to wait / to examine / to spy 以逸待劳 以逸待勞 yǐ yì dài láo to wait at one's ease for the exhausted enemy / to nurture one's strength and bide one's time (idiom) 坐观成败 坐觀成敗 zuò guān chéng bài to sit and await success or failure (idiom) / to wait to see the outcome of a fight before taking sides / to sit on the fence syn 束手待毙 束手待斃 shù shǒu dài bì to wait helplessly for death (idiom) / to resign oneself to extinction syn 枕戈待旦 zhěn gē dài dàn lit. to wait for dawn, one's head resting on a spear (idiom) / fig. fully prepared and biding one's time before the battle syn 岁不我与 歲不我與 suì bù wǒ yǔ Time and tide wait for no man (idiom) 藏器待时 藏器待時 cáng qì dài shí to conceal one's abilities and wait (idiom) / to lie low and await the opportune moment 急不可待 jí bù kě dài (idiom) impatient / eager to (do sth) / unable to wait any longer syn 相机而动 相機而動 xiàng jī ér dòng to wait for the opportune moment before taking action (idiom) 零等待状态 零等待狀態 líng děng dài zhuàng tài zero wait state (computing) 傒 xī (old) native of Jiangxi 江西[Jiang1 xi1] / to wait / servant / path 徯 xī footpath / wait for 偫 zhì to wait for / to lay in 不见不散 不見不散 bù jiàn bù sàn lit. Even if we don't see each other, don't give up and leave (idiom) / fig. Be sure to wait! / See you there! 伺隙 sì xì to wait for the opportunity 俟候 sì hòu to wait (literary) 好饭不怕晚 好飯不怕晚 hǎo fàn bù pà wǎn the meal is remembered long after the wait is forgotten / the good things in life are worth waiting for 急不可耐 jí bù kě nài unable to wait syn 瞧着办 瞧著辦 qiáo zhe bàn to do as one sees fit / It's up to you. / Let's wait and see and then decide what to do. 