HSK 5 · Emotions

期待 qīdài “to look forward to” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 期待 means

  1. to look forward to
  2. to await
  3. expectation

How to say 期待

  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale期qī1st tone, high and level
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale待dài4th tone, falling

期待 in a sentence

  1. 我期待您的消息。

    Wǒ qīdài nín de xiāoxi.

    I look forward to hearing from you.

    Sentence #399086 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  2. 我真的非常期待暑假。

    Wǒ zhēn de fēicháng qīdài shǔjià.

    I’m really looking forward to the summer holidays.

    Sentence #4794541 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  3. 电影没我期待的那么好。

    Diànyǐng méi wǒ qīdài de nàme hǎo.

    The film wasn’t as good as I’d expected.

    Sentence #10654559 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

How 期待 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 期 (qī) with each of its parts in a different colour
期qīperiod
  • 其his · qíSound part
  • 月moon · yuèMeaning part

月 hints at the meaning (moon); 其 (qí) hints at the sound. Compare it with qī.

The character 待 (dài) with each of its parts in a different colour
待dàito wait
  • 彳step · chì
  • 寺court · sì

How to write 期待

期 12 strokes · 待 9 strokes

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期待 (qīdài) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 期待 (qīdài). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 期待

Words with 期

星期xīngqī · week星期日Xīngqīrì · Sunday星期天Xīngqītiān · Sunday假期jiàqī · holiday学期xuéqī · term期间qījiān · period of time日期rìqī · date时期shíqī · period过期guòqī · to be overdue定期dìngqī · regular

Words with 待

待dāi · to stay接待jiēdài · to receive (visitors or guests)等待děngdài · to wait对待duìdài · to treat招待zhāodài · to hold a reception待遇dàiyù · treatment看待kàndài · to regard款待kuǎndài · to entertain (guests)亏待kuīdài · to treat unfairly虐待nüèdài · to abuse

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寂寞jìmò · lonely冷淡lěngdàn · cold敏感mǐngǎn · sensitive佩服pèifú · to admire气氛qìfēn · atmosphere轻视qīngshì · to look down on情绪qíngxù · mood热爱rè'ài · to love ardently

FAQs

期待 (qīdài) means “to look forward to” or “to await”. It is an HSK 5 word.
Say it qīdài: qī with a 1st tone, then dài with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 期待 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type qidai with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 期待 from the suggestions. Typing qidai into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
期待 is an HSK 5 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.