等待

děng dài

to wait, to wait for

稍等等，我现在就来。

shào děng děng， wǒ xiàn zài jiù lái。

Hold on, I'm coming now.

我回来待半天

wǒ huí lai dāi bàn tiān

I return to stay for half a day.

然后就待在宿舍

rán hòu jiù dài zài sù shè

Then stay in the dormitory

我期待明天的咖啡

wǒ qī dài míng tiān de kā fēi

I look forward to tomorrow's coffee

我等不及下班

wǒ děng bū jí xià bān

i can not wait to finish work

他在转角等我。

tā zài zhuǎn jiǎo děng wǒ。

He is waiting for me around the corner.

我等不及见到你

wǒ děng bu jí jiàn dào nǐ

I can not wait to see you

我等不及吃晚饭

wǒ děng bū jí chī wǎn fàn

i can not wait to eat dinner

我等他直到十点。

wǒ děng tā zhí dào shí diǎn。

I wait for him until ten o'clock.

请至少等我五分钟。

qǐng zhì shǎo děng wǒ wǔ fēn zhōng。

Please wait at least five minutes for me.