留待 liú dài ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄉㄞˋ lau4 doi6
- to leave sth for later
- to postpone (work, a decision etc)
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More words with these characters
留
- 保留 bǎo liú ㄅㄠˇ ㄌㄧㄡˊ bou2 lau4 to keep
- 停留 tíng liú ㄊㄧㄥˊ ㄌㄧㄡˊ ting4 lau4 to stay somewhere temporarily
- 扣留 kòu liú ㄎㄡˋ ㄌㄧㄡˊ kau3 lau4 to detain sb; to hold sb against their will
- 拘留 jū liú ㄐㄩ ㄌㄧㄡˊ keoi1 lau4 to detain (as a prisoner); to keep sb in custody
- 收留 shōu liú ㄕㄡ ㄌㄧㄡˊ sau1 lau4 to offer shelter; to have sb in one's care
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- 残留 殘留 cán liú ㄘㄢˊ ㄌㄧㄡˊ caan4 lau4 to remain; to be left over
- 滞留 滯留 zhì liú ㄓˋ ㄌㄧㄡˊ zai6 lau4 (of a person) to remain in (a place) (due to circumstances that prevent one leaving); to be stranded
- 留下 liú xià ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄒㄧㄚˋ lau4 haa6 to leave behind
- 留学 留學 liú xué ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄒㄩㄝˊ lau4 hok6 to study abroad
- 留心 liú xīn ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄒㄧㄣ lau4 sam1 to be careful; to pay attention to
- 留念 liú niàn ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄋㄧㄢˋ lau4 nim6 to keep as a souvenir
- 留意 liú yì ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄧˋ lau4 ji3 to be mindful
- 留恋 留戀 liú liàn ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄌㄧㄢˋ lau4 lyun2 reluctant to leave
- 留神 liú shén ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄕㄣˊ lau4 san4 to take care
- 留言 liú yán ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄧㄢˊ lau4 jin4 to leave a message; to leave one's comments
- 逗留 dòu liú ㄉㄡˋ ㄌㄧㄡˊ dau6 lau4 to stay for a while; to sojourn
- 遗留 遺留 yí liú ㄧˊ ㄌㄧㄡˊ wai4 lau4 to leave behind
- 留学生 留學生 liú xué shēng ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄕㄥ lau4 hok6 saang1 student studying abroad; returned student; foreign student; international student
- 久留 jiǔ liú ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄌㄧㄡˊ gau2 lau4 to stay for a long time
- 勾留 gōu liú ㄍㄡ ㄌㄧㄡˊ ngau1 lau4 to stay
待
- 优待 優待 yōu dài ㄧㄡ ㄉㄞˋ jau1 doi6 preferential treatment; to give preferential treatment
- 对待 對待 duì dài ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄉㄞˋ deoi3 doi6 to treat
- 待会 待會 dāi hui ㄉㄞ ˙ㄏㄨㄟ doi6 wui2 wait a minute
- 待遇 dài yù ㄉㄞˋ ㄩˋ doi6 jyu6 treatment
- 招待 zhāo dài ㄓㄠ ㄉㄞˋ ziu1 doi6 to hold a reception; to offer hospitality; to entertain (guests); to serve (customers)
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- 接待 jiē dài ㄐㄧㄝ ㄉㄞˋ zip3 doi6 to receive; to entertain; to host (guests, visitors or clients)
- 有待 yǒu dài ㄧㄡˇ ㄉㄞˋ jau5 doi6 not yet (done)
- 期待 qī dài ㄑㄧ ㄉㄞˋ kei4 doi6 to look forward to
- 款待 kuǎn dài ㄎㄨㄢˇ ㄉㄞˋ fun2 doi6 to entertain
- 看待 kàn dài ㄎㄢˋ ㄉㄞˋ hon1 doi6 to look upon; to regard
- 等待 děng dài ㄉㄥˇ ㄉㄞˋ dang2 doi6 to wait; to wait for
- 虐待 nüè dài ㄋㄩㄝˋ ㄉㄞˋ joek6 doi6 to mistreat
- 待会儿 待會兒 dāi huì r ㄉㄞ ㄏㄨㄟˋ ㄦ doi6 wui6 ji4 in a moment
- 招待会 招待會 zhāo dài huì ㄓㄠ ㄉㄞˋ ㄏㄨㄟˋ ziu1 doi6 wui2 a reception
- 守株待兔 shǒu zhū dài tù ㄕㄡˇ ㄓㄨ ㄉㄞˋ ㄊㄨˋ sau2 zyu1 doi6 tou3 lit. to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits (idiom)
- 迫不及待 pò bù jí dài ㄆㄛˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧˊ ㄉㄞˋ bik1 bat1 kap6 doi6 (idiom) unable to hold oneself back; eager to do sth without delay
- 亟待 jí dài ㄐㄧˊ ㄉㄞˋ gik1 doi6 to need urgently; to need doing without delay
- 交待 jiāo dài ㄐㄧㄠ ㄉㄞˋ gaau1 doi6 variant of 交代
- 偏待 piān dài ㄆㄧㄢ ㄉㄞˋ pin1 doi6 to show favoritism against sb
- 厚待 hòu dài ㄏㄡˋ ㄉㄞˋ hau5 doi6 generous treatment
Idioms with these characters
- 百端待举 百端待舉 bǎi duān dài jǔ ㄅㄞˇ ㄉㄨㄢ ㄉㄞˋ ㄐㄩˇ baak3 dyun1 doi6 geoi2 a thousand things remain to be done (idiom)
- 百废待举 百廢待舉 bǎi fèi dài jǔ ㄅㄞˇ ㄈㄟˋ ㄉㄞˋ ㄐㄩˇ baak3 fai3 doi6 geoi2 many things waiting to be done (idiom)
- 百废待兴 百廢待興 bǎi fèi dài xīng ㄅㄞˇ ㄈㄟˋ ㄉㄞˋ ㄒㄧㄥ baak3 fai3 doi6 hing1 many things waiting to be done (idiom)
Show 7 more idioms with 待
- 藏器待时 藏器待時 cáng qì dài shí ㄘㄤˊ ㄑㄧˋ ㄉㄞˋ ㄕˊ cong4 hei3 doi6 si4 to conceal one's abilities and wait (idiom); to lie low and await the opportune moment
- 待价而沽 待價而沽 dài jià ér gū ㄉㄞˋ ㄐㄧㄚˋ ㄦˊ ㄍㄨ doi6 gaa3 ji4 gu1 to sell only for a good price (idiom)
- 待人接物 dài rén jiē wù ㄉㄞˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄝ ㄨˋ doi6 jan4 zip3 mat6 (idiom) to interact with people
- 急不可待 jí bù kě dài ㄐㄧˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄉㄞˋ gap1 bat1 ho2 doi6 (idiom) impatient; eager to (do sth); unable to wait any longer
- 宽以待人 寬以待人 kuān yǐ dài rén ㄎㄨㄢ ㄧˇ ㄉㄞˋ ㄖㄣˊ fun1 ji5 doi6 jan4 to be lenient with others (idiom)
- 迫不及待 pò bù jí dài ㄆㄛˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧˊ ㄉㄞˋ bik1 bat1 kap6 doi6 (idiom) unable to hold oneself back; eager to do sth without delay
- 翘首以待 翹首以待 qiáo shǒu yǐ dài ㄑㄧㄠˊ ㄕㄡˇ ㄧˇ ㄉㄞˋ kiu4 sau2 ji5 doi6 to hold one's breath (in anticipation) (idiom)
Example sentences
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这个 這個 问题 問題 留待 下次 开会 開會 才 讨论 討論 。
The matter will be brought up at the next meeting.
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