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 等等 děng děng et cetera / and so on ... / wait a minute! / hold on! syn 第 dì (prefix indicating ordinal number, as in 第六[di4-liu4] "sixth") / (literary) grades in which successful candidates in the imperial examinations were placed / (old) residence of a high official / (literary) but / however / (literary) only / just syn 等待 děng dài to wait / to wait for syn 则 則 zé (literary) (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but / then / (bound form) standard / norm / (bound form) principle / (literary) to imitate / to follow / classifier for written items syn 等候 děng hòu to wait / to wait for syn 等到 děng dào to wait until / by the time when (sth is ready etc) syn 走着瞧 走著瞧 zǒu zhe qiáo wait and see (who is right) syn 久等 jiǔ děng to wait for a long time 埋伏 mái fú to ambush / to lie in wait for / to lie low / ambush syn 伺候 cì hòu to serve / to wait upon syn 候 hòu to wait / to inquire after / to watch / season / climate / (old) period of five days syn 稍候 shāo hòu to wait a moment syn 拭目以待 shì mù yǐ dài lit. to wipe one's eyes and wait (idiom) / to wait and see syn 候补 候補 hòu bǔ to wait to fill a vacancy / reserve (candidate) / alternate / substitute 烟火 煙火 yān huǒ smoke and fire / cooked food / (literary) beacon fire / (literary) descendants / posterity syn 污秽 污穢 wū huì (literary) dirty / filthy / (literary) dirt / filth 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 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 恭候 gōng hòu to look forward to sth / to wait respectfully 且慢 qiě màn to wait a moment / do not go too soon 慢走 màn zǒu Stay a bit! / Wait a minute! / (to a departing guest) Take care! syn 朦胧 朦朧 méng lóng (literary) (of moonlight) dim / (literary) murky / indistinct syn 守候 shǒu hòu to wait for / to expect / to keep watch / to watch over / to nurse syn 伺机 伺機 sì jī to wait for an opportunity / to watch for one's chance syn 听候 聽候 tīng hòu to wait for (orders, a decision, a judgment) syn 观望 觀望 guān wàng to wait and see / to watch from the sidelines / to look around / to survey syn 坐等 zuò děng to sit and wait / (fig.) to be passive / to sit back and wait for (success, an opportunity etc) syn 窈窕 yǎo tiǎo (literary) (of a woman) graceful and refined / comely / (esp.) slender / slim / (literary) (of a bower, a mountain stream or a boudoir within a palace etc) secluded syn 侍奉 shì fèng to wait upon / to serve / to attend to sb's needs syn 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 踌躇 躊躇 chóu chú to hesitate / (literary) to pace back and forth / (literary) self-satisfied syn 静候 靜候 jìng hòu to quietly wait 侍候 shì hòu to serve / to wait upon syn 先祖 xiān zǔ (literary) my deceased grandfather / (literary) ancestors syn 冷场 冷場 lěng chǎng stage wait / (fig.) awkward silence 待机 待機 dài jī to wait for an opportunity / (electronic devices) standby 时不我待 時不我待 shí bù wǒ dài (idiom) time and tide wait for no man syn 待业 待業 dài yè to wait for employment / to be unemployed syn 斐然 fěi rán (literary) of great literary talent / (literary) (of achievements etc) brilliant / outstanding syn 候车 候車 hòu chē to wait for a train or bus 文采 wén cǎi literary talent / literary grace / rich and bright colors syn 文体 文體 wén tǐ genre of writing / literary form / style / literary recreation and sporting activities 他日 tā rì (literary) some day / (literary) days in the past syn 惺忪 xīng sōng drowsy-eyed / (literary) wavering / indecisive / (literary) awake / conscious / clearheaded syn 周章 zhōu zhāng (literary) effort / trouble / pains (to get sth done) / (literary) frightened / terrified 名士 míng shì (old) a person of literary talent / a celebrity (esp. a distinguished literary person having no official post) syn 窥伺 窺伺 kuī sì to spy upon / to lie in wait for (an opportunity) syn 彪炳 biāo bǐng (literary) (of deeds, accomplishments etc) to shine brightly (in the annals of history etc) / (literary) outstanding / splendid / glorious 所见 所見 suǒ jiàn (literary) what one sees / (literary) opinion / view 等一下 děng yī xià to wait a moment / later / in awhile 达人 達人 dá rén (coll.) expert / connoisseur / guru / enthusiast / geek (influenced by Japanese 達人 "tatsujin" c. 2000) / (literary) sensible person / person who understands life / (literary) optimist 眉宇 méi yǔ (literary) forehead / (literary) countenance / features syn 等一等 děng yī děng wait a moment 东瀛 東瀛 dōng yíng (literary) East China Sea / (literary) Japan syn 稍等 shāo děng to wait a moment 等一会 等一會 děng yī huì Wait a moment! / after a while 惺惺 xīng xīng (literary) awake / (literary) intelligent / clever 顾盼 顧盼 gù pàn (literary) to look around / (literary) to care for syn 婵娟 嬋娟 chán juān (literary) beautiful woman / (literary) lovely / graceful / (literary) the moon syn 等着瞧 等著瞧 děng zhe qiáo wait and see (who is right) 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 整饬 整飭 zhěng chì (literary) to put in good order / to make shipshape / (literary) orderly / neat / tidy 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 睚眦 睚眥 yá zì (literary) to glare in anger / (literary) (fig.) a small grievance syn 待 dài to wait / to treat / to deal with / to need / going to (do sth) / about to / intending to syn 聊 liáo (coll.) to chat / (literary) temporarily / for a while / (literary) somewhat / slightly / (literary) to depend upon syn 勒 lè (literary) bridle / halter / headstall / to rein in / to compel / to force / (literary) to carve / to engrave / (literary) to command / to lead (an army etc) / (physics) lux (abbr. for 勒克斯[le4ke4si1]) syn 柯 kē (literary) branch / stem / stalk / (literary) ax handle syn 裔 yì (bound form) descendants / (bound form) of ... ancestry (as in 華裔|华裔[Hua2yi4] "of Chinese descent") / (literary) distant lands / (literary) fringe / periphery 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 骚 騷 sāo (bound form) to disturb / to disrupt / flirty / coquettish / abbr. for 離騷|离骚[Li2 Sao1] / (literary) literary writings / poetry / foul-smelling (variant of 臊[sao1]) / (dialect) (of certain domestic animals) male syn 俱 jù (literary) all / both / entirely / without exception / (literary) to be together / (literary) to be alike syn 藉 jiè (literary) cushion / mat / (literary) to put some padding underneath syn 摄 攝 shè (bound form) to take in / to absorb / to assimilate / to capture (video or still images) / (literary) to conserve (one's health) / (literary) to act for syn 詹 zhān (literary) verbose / (literary) to arrive, to reach 苑 yuàn (literary) enclosed area for growing trees, keeping animals etc / imperial garden / park / (literary) center (of arts, literature etc) syn 斐 fěi phonetic fei or fi / (literary) (bound form) rich with literary elegance / phi (Greek letter Φφ) 眩 xuàn (literary) dizzy / (literary) dazzled / bewildered / to dazzle (variant of 炫[xuan4]) syn 匡 kuāng (literary) to rectify / (literary) to assist / (coll.) to calculate roughly / to estimate syn 惺 xīng (literary) to come to one's senses / to awaken / (literary) astute / sharp-witted 莳 蒔 shì (literary) to grow / (literary) to transplant / Taiwan pr. [shi2] syn 辟 bì (literary) king / monarch / (literary) (of a sovereign) to summon to official service / (literary) to avoid (variant of 避[bi4]) / (literary) to repel (variant of 避[bi4]) syn 颐 頤 yí (literary) chin / jaw / (literary) to foster / to nurture / to protect syn 盎 àng (literary) ancient earthenware container with a big belly and small mouth / (literary) brimming / abundant 殊 shū (literary) to kill / to behead / to sever / to separate / to surpass / (bound form) different / (bound form) special / remarkable / (literary) very / extremely syn 急不可待 jí bù kě dài (idiom) impatient / eager to (do sth) / unable to wait any longer syn 稔 rěn (literary) ripe grain / ripe / harvest / year / (literary) very familiar with / well acquainted with syn 敛 斂 liǎn (literary) to hold back / (literary) to restrain / to control (oneself) / to collect / to gather / Taiwan pr. [lian4] syn 虞 yú (literary) to expect / to anticipate / (literary) to be concerned about / to be apprehensive / (literary) to deceive / to dupe syn 诡 詭 guǐ (bound form) sly / crafty / (literary) weird / bizarre / (literary) contradictory / inconsistent syn 伺 sì to watch / to wait / to examine / to spy 攘 rǎng (literary) to push up one's sleeves / (literary) to reject / to resist / (literary) to seize / to steal / (literary) to perturb / Taiwan pr. [rang2] syn 跖 zhí metatarsus / (literary) sole of the foot / (literary) to tread on syn 杓 biāo (literary) handle of a spoon or ladle / (literary) collective name for the three stars that form the handle of the Big Dipper 蹲伏 dūn fú to crouch low and bend forward (esp. in hiding or in wait) 舆 輿 yú (literary) chassis of a carriage (contrasted with the canopy 堪[kan1]) / (literary) (fig.) the earth (while the carriage canopy is a metaphor for heaven) / land / territory / (literary) carriage / (literary) sedan chair / palanquin / (bound form) the multitudes / the people / the public syn 秩 zhì (literary) salary according to rank / (literary) an official's rank / (literary) order / orderliness / (literary) decade syn 缥 縹 piǎo (literary) light blue / (literary) light blue silk fabric 