| 1 | 待 | 待 | dài | dai4 | to wait; to treat; to deal with; to need; going to (do sth); about to; intending to | | |
| 2 | 待遇 | 待遇 | dài yù | dai4 yu4 | treatment; pay; salary; status; rank | | |
| 3 | 待业 | 待業 | dài yè | dai4 ye4 | to await job assignment (term used only in mainland China) | | |
| 4 | 待字 | 待字 | dài zì | dai4 zi4 | (literary) (of a young lady) to be awaiting betrothal | | |
| 5 | 待诏 | 待詔 | dài zhào | dai4 zhao4 | expert in a specialized field such as medicine, divination or chess, available on call to the emperor (in the Tang and Song dynasties) | | |
| 6 | 待用餐 | 待用餐 | dài yòng cān | dai4 yong4 can1 | suspended meal (Tw) | | |
| 7 | 待人以诚 | 待人以誠 | dài rén yǐ chéng | dai4 ren2 yi3 cheng2 | to be honest in dealing with people (idiom) | | |
| 8 | 待月西厢 | 待月西廂 | dài yuè xī xiāng | dai4 yue4 xi1 xiang1 | to wait for one's lover in the night (idiom) | | |
| 9 | 待乙妥 | 待乙妥 | dài yǐ tuǒ | dai4 yi3 tuo3 | DEET (insect repellent) (loanword) | | |
| 10 | 待要 | 待要 | dài yào | dai4 yao4 | to be about to | | |
| 11 | 待续 | 待續 | dài xù | dai4 xu4 | to be continued | | |
| 12 | 待宵草 | 待宵草 | dài xiāo cǎo | dai4 xiao1 cao3 | evening primrose | | |
| 13 | 待如己出 | 待如己出 | dài rú jǐ chū | dai4 ru2 ji3 chu1 | to treat a child like one's own (idiom) | | |
| 14 | 待人之道 | 待人之道 | dài rén zhī dào | dai4 ren2 zhi1 dao4 | the way one gets along with people (idiom) | | |
| 15 | 待人以宽 | 待人以寬 | dài rén yǐ kuān | dai4 ren2 yi3 kuan1 | large-mindedness in dealing with people (idiom) | | |
| 16 | 待人接物 | 待人接物 | dài rén jiē wù | dai4 ren2 jie1 wu4 | the way one treats people | | |
| 17 | 待人 | 待人 | dài rén | dai4 ren2 | to treat people (politely, harshly etc) | | |
| 18 | 待命 | 待命 | dài mìng | dai4 ming4 | to be on call; to be on standby | | |
| 19 | 待考 | 待考 | dài kǎo | dai4 kao3 | under investigation; currently unknown | | |
| 20 | 待解 | 待解 | dài jiě | dai4 jie3 | unresolved; awaiting solution | | |
| 21 | 待见 | 待見 | dài jian | dai4 jian5 | (coll.) to like | | |
| 22 | 待价而沽 | 待價而沽 | dài jià ér gū | dai4 jia4 er2 gu1 | to sell only for a good price (idiom); to wait for a good offer | | |
| 23 | 待机 | 待機 | dài jī | dai4 ji1 | to wait for an opportunity; (electronic devices) standby | | |
| 24 | 待复 | 待復 | dài fù | dai4 fu4 | to be advised; awaiting an answer | | |
| 25 | 待定 | 待定 | dài dìng | dai4 ding4 | to await a decision; to be pending | | |