待命
dài mìng
Pinyin

Definition

待命
 - 
dài mìng
  1. to be on call
  2. to be on standby

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

命运
mìng yùn
  1. 1 fate
  2. 2 destiny
  3. 3 classifier: 个 gè
待
dāi
  1. 1 to stay
期待
qī dài
  1. 1 to look forward to
  2. 2 to await
  3. 3 expectation
生命
shēng mìng
  1. 1 life (as the characteristic of living beings)
  2. 2 living being
  3. 3 creature
  4. 4 classifier: 个 gè
  5. 5 classifier: 条 tiáo
等待
děng dài
  1. 1 to wait
  2. 2 to wait for

Idioms (20)

一命呜呼
yī mìng wū hū
  1. 1 to die (idiom)
  2. 2 to breathe one's last
  3. 3 to give up the ghost
亡命之徒
wáng mìng zhī tú
  1. 1 runaway (idiom); desperate criminal
  2. 2 fugitive
人命关天
rén mìng guān tiān
  1. 1 human life is beyond value (idiom)
以礼相待
yǐ lǐ xiāng dài
  1. 1 to treat sb with due respect (idiom)
以逸待劳
yǐ yì dài láo
  1. 1 to wait at one's ease for the exhausted enemy
  2. 2 to nurture one's strength and bide one's time (idiom)

Sample Sentences

司令，突击团已经准备完毕，现正在075地区待命。
sīlìng ，tūjītuán yǐjīng zhǔnbèi wánbì ，xiàn zhèngzài língqīwǔ dìqū dàimìng 。
Commander, the shock team has already finished its preparations and is now at area 075 awaiting orders.
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