到 dào to reach / to arrive / to leave for / to go to / to (a place) / until (a time) / up to (a point) / (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point) / considerate / thoughtful / thorough syn 再 zài again / once more / re- / further / beyond this point of time / (before an adjective) more / then (after sth, and not until then) / no matter how ... (followed by an adjective or verb, and then (usually) 也[ye3] or 都[dou1] for emphasis) / (used to introduce additional information, as in 再則|再则[zai4ze2], 再就是[zai4jiu4shi4] etc) / (literary) to reappear / to reoccur 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 等等 děng děng et cetera / and so on ... / wait a minute! / hold on! syn 直到 zhí dào until syn 再说 再說 zài shuō to say again / to put off a discussion until later / moreover / what's more / besides syn 等待 děng dài to wait / to wait for syn 为止 為止 wéi zhǐ until / (used in combination with words like 到[dao4] or 至[zhi4] in constructs of the form 到...為止|到...为止) syn 至 zhì to arrive / most / to / until syn 至今 zhì jīn so far / to this day / until now syn 等候 děng hòu to wait / to wait for 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 直至 zhí zhì lasting until / up till (the present) 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 至此 zhì cǐ up until now / so far 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 守候 shǒu hòu to wait for / to expect / to keep watch / to watch over / to nurse syn 坚持不懈 堅持不懈 jiān chí bù xiè to persevere unremittingly (idiom) / to keep going until the end syn 再会 再會 zài huì to meet again / until we meet again / goodbye 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 侍奉 shì fèng to wait upon / to serve / to attend to sb's needs syn 迄今 qì jīn so far / to date / until now 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 静候 靜候 jìng hòu to quietly wait 侍候 shì hòu to serve / to wait upon syn 内定 內定 nèi dìng to select sb for a position without announcing the decision until later / to decide behind closed doors / all cut and dried 近代 jìn dài the not-very-distant past / modern times, excluding recent decades / (in the context of Chinese history) the period from the Opium Wars until the May 4th Movement (mid-19th century to 1919) / capitalist times (pre-1949) syn 冷场 冷場 lěng chǎng stage wait / (fig.) awkward silence 红烧 紅燒 hóng shāo to braise in soy sauce until reddish-brown 缓期 緩期 huǎn qī to defer / to put off (until later) / to postpone syn 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 候车 候車 hòu chē to wait for a train or bus 海枯石烂 海枯石爛 hǎi kū shí làn lit. when the seas run dry and the stones go soft (idiom) / fig. forever / until the end of time syn 通宵达旦 通宵達旦 tōng xiāo dá dàn overnight until daybreak (idiom) / all night long / day and night syn 擂台赛 擂臺賽 lèi tái sài single-elimination open tournament (the winner stays on until he is himself defeated) 熟读 熟讀 shú dú to read and reread sth until one is familiar with it 近代史 jìn dài shǐ modern history (for China, from the Opium Wars until the fall of the Qing Dynasty, i.e. mid-19th to early 20th century) 窥伺 窺伺 kuī sì to spy upon / to lie in wait for (an opportunity) syn 太学 太學 tài xué Imperial College of Supreme Learning, established in 124 BC, and the highest educational institute in ancient China until the Sui Dynasty 一直以来 一直以來 yī zhí yǐ lái in the past always / for a long time now / until now 等一下 děng yī xià to wait a moment / later / in awhile 等一等 děng yī děng wait a moment 国家环保总局 國家環保總局 guó jiā huán bǎo zǒng jú (PRC) State Environmental Protection Administration (SEPA), former incarnation (until 2008) of 環境保護部|环境保护部[Huan2 jing4 Bao3 hu4 bu4] 稍等 shāo děng to wait a moment 等一会 等一會 děng yī huì Wait a moment! / after a while 直隶 直隸 zhí lì Zhili, a province from Ming times until 1928, roughly corresponding to present-day Hebei 等着瞧 等著瞧 děng zhe qiáo wait and see (who is right) 白头偕老 白頭偕老 bái tóu xié lǎo (to live together until the) white hairs of old age (idiom) / to live to a ripe old age in conjugal bliss / until death do us part syn 翰林院 hàn lín yuàn Imperial Hanlin Academy, lasting from Tang dynasty until 1911 青黄不接 青黃不接 qīng huáng bù jiē lit. yellow does not reach green (idiom) / the yellow autumn crop does not last until the green spring crop / temporary deficit in manpower or resources / unable to make ends meet syn 雷峰塔 léi fēng tǎ Leifeng Pagoda, by West Lake until it was destroyed (also from Madam White Snake) 避风头 避風頭 bì fēng tou to lie low (until the fuss dies down) 待岗 待崗 dài gǎng to wait for a job assignment / to be laid off / to be out of a job syn 脱脱 脫脫 tuō tuō Toktoghan (1314-1355), Mongol politician during the Yuan dynasty, prime minister until 1345, compiled three dynastic histories of Song 宋史, Liao 遼史|辽史 and Jin 金史 / also written Tuoketuo 托克托 陪侍 péi shì to wait upon (older people) / to accompany / attendant 停尸 停屍 tíng shī to keep the body of the deceased (until burial or cremation) 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 待 dài to wait / to treat / to deal with / to need / going to (do sth) / about to / intending to syn 赶 趕 gǎn to overtake / to catch up with / to hurry / to rush / to try to catch (the bus etc) / to drive (cattle etc) forward / to drive (sb) away / to avail oneself of (an opportunity) / until / by (a certain time) syn 止 zhǐ to stop / to prohibit / until / only 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 急不可待 jí bù kě dài (idiom) impatient / eager to (do sth) / unable to wait any longer syn 伺 sì to watch / to wait / to examine / to spy 蹲伏 dūn fú to crouch low and bend forward (esp. in hiding or in wait) 盖棺论定 蓋棺論定 gài guān lùn dìng don't pass judgment on a person's life until the lid is on the coffin (idiom) 迄 qì as yet / until syn 支应 支應 zhī yìng to deal with / to wait on / to provide for syn 不到长城非好汉 不到長城非好漢 bù dào cháng chéng fēi hǎo hàn lit. until you reach the Great Wall, you're not a proper person / fig. to get over difficulties before reaching the goal 不到黄河心不死 不到黃河心不死 bù dào huáng hé xīn bù sǐ lit. not to stop until one reaches the Yellow River (idiom) / fig. to persevere until one reaches one's goal / to keep going while some hope is left syn 迨 dài until / while syn 天荒地老 tiān huāng dì lǎo (idiom) until the end of time syn 急不可耐 jí bù kě nài unable to wait syn 隔岸观火 隔岸觀火 gé àn guān huǒ to watch the fires burning across the river / to delay entering the fray until all others have been exhausted by fighting amongst themselves (idiom) syn 打埋伏 dǎ mái fu to lie in wait / to ambush / to conceal sth syn 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) 死而后已 死而後已 sǐ ér hòu yǐ until death puts an end (idiom) / one's whole life / unto one's dying day syn 白头到老 白頭到老 bái tóu dào lǎo (to live together until the) white hairs of old age (idiom) / to live to a ripe old age in conjugal bliss / until death do us part 不见棺材不落泪 不見棺材不落淚 bù jiàn guān cai bù luò lèi lit. not to shed a tear until one sees the coffin (idiom) / fig. refuse to be convinced until one is faced with grim reality 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 