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"waiting for" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation
以期 yǐ qī in order to / hoping to / attempting to / waiting for
Chinese Pinyin Translation
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
眼巴巴 yǎn bā bā waiting anxiously / impatient syn
候车室 候車室 hòu chē shì waiting room (for train, bus etc)
长队 長隊 cháng duì line (i.e. of people waiting) / queue
备取 備取 bèi qǔ to be on the waiting list (for admission to a school)
整装待发 整裝待發 zhěng zhuāng dài fā to get ready (for a journey) / ready and waiting
候诊室 候診室 hòu zhěn shì waiting room (at clinic, hospital)
坐冷板凳 zuò lěng bǎn dèng to hold an inconsequential job / to receive a cold reception / to be kept waiting for an assignment or audience / to be out in the cold / to be sidelined / to warm the bench / to cool one's heels syn
束手就擒 shù shǒu jiù qín hands tied and waiting to be captured syn
候诊 候診 hòu zhěn waiting to see a doctor / awaiting treatment
百废待兴 百廢待興 bǎi fèi dài xīng many things waiting to be done (idiom) / a thousand things to do syn
引而不发 引而不發 yǐn ér bù fā to pull the bow without shooting (idiom from Mencius) / ready and waiting for action / to go through the motions / to practice / a trial run syn
百废待举 百廢待舉 bǎi fèi dài jǔ many things waiting to be done (idiom) / a thousand things to do
眼穿肠断 眼穿腸斷 yǎn chuān cháng duàn waiting anxiously (idiom)
翘足引领 翹足引領 qiáo zú yǐn lǐng waiting on tiptoes and craning one's neck (idiom) / to look forward eagerly / to long for / also pr. [qiao4 zu2 yin3 ling3]
遵时养晦 遵时養晦 zūn shí yǎng huì to bide one's time, waiting for an opportunity to stage a comeback in public life (idiom)
候缺 hòu quē waiting for a vacancy
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
守株待兔，缘木求鱼 守株待兔，緣木求魚 shǒu zhū dài tù , yuán mù qiú yú to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits, and climb a tree to catch fish (idiom) / without any practical course of action
排起长队 排起長隊 pái qǐ cháng duì to form a long line (i.e. of people waiting)
来电等待 來電等待 call waiting
干等 乾等 gān děng to wait in vain / to sit around waiting
候补名单 候補名單 hòu bǔ míng dān waiting list
等待时间 等待時間 děng dài shí jiān waiting time / (computing) latency
The four tones The four tones of Mandarin Pitch over time: tone 1 high and level (red), tone 2 rising (orange), tone 3 falling then rising (green), tone 4 falling (blue). tone 1 tone 2 tone 3 tone 4 Time Pitch

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