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 等一下 děng yī xià to wait a moment / later / in awhile 等一等 děng yī děng wait a moment 且慢 qiě màn to wait a moment / do not go too soon 稍等 shāo děng to wait a moment 稍候 shāo hòu to wait a moment syn 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 相机而动 相機而動 xiàng jī ér dòng to wait for the opportune moment before taking action (idiom) 一会儿 一會兒 yī huì r a moment / a while / in a moment / now...now... / also pr. [yi1 hui3 r5] syn 一会 一會 yī huì a moment / a while / in a moment / also pr. [yi1 hui3] 当下 當下 dāng xià immediately / at once / at that moment / at the moment syn 即时即地 即時即地 jí shí jí dì moment-to-moment 等等 děng děng et cetera / and so on ... / wait a minute! / hold on! 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 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 待业 待業 dài yè to wait for employment / to be unemployed syn 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 慢走 màn zǒu Stay a bit! / Wait a minute! / (to a departing guest) Take care! 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) 急不可待 jí bù kě dài (idiom) impatient / eager to (do sth) / unable to wait any longer syn 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. 秋后算帐 秋後算帳 qiū hòu suàn zhàng lit. settle accounts after the autumn harvest (idiom) / to wait until the time is ripe to settle accounts / to bide one's time for revenge 管待 guǎn dài to wait on / to attend / to serve 蓄势待发 蓄勢待發 xù shì dài fā to wait for action after having accumulated power, energy etc 等不及 děng bù jí can't wait 干等 乾等 gān děng to wait in vain / to sit around waiting 打埋伏 dǎ mái fu to lie in wait / to ambush / to conceal sth syn 轮候 輪候 lún hòu to wait one's turn 候场 候場 hòu chǎng (of an actor, athlete etc) to prepare to make one's entrance / to wait in the wings 直待 zhí dài to wait until / until 候乘 hòu chéng to wait for a train or bus 待会 待會 dāi hui wait a minute / stop a while 老等 lǎo děng to wait patiently / heron 伺候 cì hou to serve / to wait upon syn 现在 現在 xiàn zài now / at present / at the moment / modern / current / nowadays syn 时候 時候 shí hou time / length of time / moment / period syn 这时 這時 zhè shí at this time / at this moment syn 此时 此時 cǐ shí now / this moment syn 刚刚 剛剛 gāng gang just recently / just a moment ago syn 时刻 時刻 shí kè time / juncture / moment / period of time / CL:個|个[ge4],段[duan4] / constantly / always syn 临时 臨時 lín shí as the time draws near / at the last moment / temporary / interim / ad hoc syn 此刻 cǐ kè this moment / now / at present syn 相机 相機 xiàng jī camera (abbr. for 照相機|照相机[zhao4 xiang4 ji1]) / at the opportune moment / as the circumstances allow syn 一时间 一時間 yī shí jiān for a moment / momentarily syn 时机 時機 shí jī opportunity / opportune moment syn 片刻 piàn kè short period of time / a moment syn 到时候 到時候 dào shí hòu when the moment comes / at that time 眼看 yǎn kàn soon / in a moment / to look on as sth happens syn 关头 關頭 guān tóu juncture / moment syn 关键时刻 關鍵時刻 guān jiàn shí kè key moment / critical time 此时此刻 此時此刻 cǐ shí cǐ kè at this very moment syn 这会儿 這會兒 zhè huì r (coll.) now / this moment / also pr. [zhe4 hui3 r5] syn 适才 適才 shì cái just now / a moment ago (often used in the early vernacular) syn 