to expect in a short time (idiom); also pr. [qiao4 zu2 er2 dai4]
trad. 翹足而待
Also written 翹足而待【qiáo zú ér dài】
Characters in this word
4翘
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outstanding, to raise
- Pinyin
- qiáo
- Traditional
- 翹
- Strokes
- 12
- Frequency
- 13331 of 2500
足
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excessive
- Pinyin
- jù
- Strokes
- 7
- Frequency
- 12771 of 2500
而
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and, as well as, and so, but (not), yet (not), (indicates causal relation), (indicates change of state), (indicates contrast)
- Pinyin
- ér
- Strokes
- 6
- Frequency
- 131 of 2500
待
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to stay; to remain
- Pinyin
- dāi
- Strokes
- 9
- Frequency
- 624 of 2500