期待

Chinese

		a period of time; phase; stage a period of time; phase; stage; (used for issue of a periodical, courses of study); time; term; period; to hope	wait; treat; deal with wait; treat; deal with; need; about; intending to do something; stay; delay
trad. (期待)		期	待
simp. #(期待)		期	待

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qīdài, qídài

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧ ㄉㄞˋ, ㄑㄧˊ ㄉㄞˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): kei⁴ doi⁶

• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): khì-thai
• Eastern Min (BUC): gĭ-dâi
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): kî-thǎi / kî-thāi / kî-tǎi / kî-tāi

  (Teochew, Peng'im): ki⁵ tai⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qīdài
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧ ㄉㄞˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cidài
    • Wade–Giles: chʻi¹-tai⁴
    • Yale: chī-dài
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chiday
    • Palladius: цидай (cidaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ taɪ̯⁵¹/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qídài
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧˊ ㄉㄞˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cídài
    • Wade–Giles: chʻi²-tai⁴
    • Yale: chí-dài
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyiday
    • Palladius: цидай (cidaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi³⁵ taɪ̯⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: kei⁴ doi⁶
    • Yale: kèih doih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: kei⁴ doi⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: kéi⁴ doi⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰei̯²¹ tɔːi̯²²/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khì-thai
    • Hakka Romanization System: kiˇ tai
    • Hagfa Pinyim: ki² tai⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /kʰi¹¹ tʰai̯⁵⁵/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: gĭ-dâi
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ki⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ^(t-)lɑi²⁴²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kî-thǎi
    • Tâi-lô: kî-thǎi
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ki²⁴⁻²² tʰai²²/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kî-thāi
    • Tâi-lô: kî-thāi
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ki'tai
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ki²⁴⁻²² tʰai²²/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ki¹³⁻²² tʰai²²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /ki²⁴⁻¹¹ tʰai³³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ki²³⁻³³ tʰai³³/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kî-tǎi
    • Tâi-lô: kî-tǎi
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ki²⁴⁻²² tai²²/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kî-tāi
    • Tâi-lô: kî-tāi
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ki'dai
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ki¹³⁻²² tai²²/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ki²⁴⁻²² tai²²/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ki²³⁻³³ tai³³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /ki²⁴⁻¹¹ tai³³/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: ki⁵ tai⁶
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: khî thăi
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰi⁵⁵⁻¹¹ tʰai³⁵/

Verb

期待

1. to look forward to; to await

   期待您的回復！／期待您的回复！  ―  Qīdài nín de huífù!  ―  Look forward to your reply!

   我對它充滿期待。 [MSC, trad.]
   我对它充满期待。 [MSC, simp.]

   Wǒ duì tā chōngmǎn qīdài. [Pinyin]

   I am looking forward to it.

   敬請期待。／敬请期待。  ―  Jìngqǐng qīdài.  ―  Please stay tuned.

Synonyms

• 企待 (qǐdài) (literary)
• 企望 (qǐwàng)
• 企盼 (qǐpàn)
• 冀望 (jìwàng) (literary)
• 向望 (ǹg-bāng) (Hokkien)
• 夢想／梦想 (mèngxiǎng)
• 寄望 (jìwàng)
• 巴望 (bāwàng) (regional)
• 希冀 (xījì) (literary)
• 希望 (xīwàng)
• 幸 (xìng) (literary)
• 引領／引领 (yǐnlǐng) (literary)
• 思 (literary, or in compounds)
• 想望 (xion² von³) (Jin)
• 指望 (zhǐwàng)
• 期望 (qīwàng)
• 渴望 (kěwàng)
• 盼 (pàn)
• 盼望 (pànwàng)
• 願／愿 (yuàn)
• 願意／愿意 (yuànyì)
• 鵠望／鹄望 (húwàng) (literary)

 

See also

• 巴不得 (bābudé)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
期	待
き Grade: 3	たい Grade: 3
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) きたい [kìtáí] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [kʲita̠i]

Noun

期(き)待(たい) • (kitai) 

1. expectation

Verb

期(き)待(たい)する • (kitai suru) suru (stem 期(き)待(たい)し (kitai shi), past 期(き)待(たい)した (kitai shita))

1. expect
2. hope for

Conjugation

Conjugation of "期待する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	期待し	きたいし	kitai shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	期待し	きたいし	kitai shi
Shūshikei ("terminal")	期待する	きたいする	kitai suru
Rentaikei ("attributive")	期待する	きたいする	kitai suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	期待すれ	きたいすれ	kitai sure
Meireikei ("imperative")	期待せよ¹ 期待しろ²	きたいせよ¹ きたいしろ²	kitai seyo¹ kitai shiro²
Key constructions
Passive	期待される	きたいされる	kitai sareru
Causative	期待させる 期待さす	きたいさせる きたいさす	kitai saseru kitai sasu
Potential	期待できる	きたいできる	kitai dekiru
Volitional	期待しよう	きたいしよう	kitai shiyō
Negative	期待しない	きたいしない	kitai shinai
Negative continuative	期待せず	きたいせず	kitai sezu
Formal	期待します	きたいします	kitai shimasu
Perfective	期待した	きたいした	kitai shita
Conjunctive	期待して	きたいして	kitai shite
Hypothetical conditional	期待すれば	きたいすれば	kitai sureba
¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative

Korean

Hanja in this term
期	待

Noun

期待 • (gidae) (hangeul 기대)

1. Hanja form^? of 기대 (“hope, expectation”).