等待 Simplified/traditional word 等待 English definition děng dài wait for await HSK level HSK 5 Characters 等 (děng): class; rank; grade; equal to; same as; to wait for; to await; et cetera; and so on; et al. (and other authors); after; as soon as; once; 待 (dài): to wait; to treat; to deal with; to need; going to (do sth); about to; intending to;