待 (dāi) — HSK 4 Recognition Character: Meaning & Stroke Order
👁 Recognition only: the official HSK 4 syllabus asks you to recognize 待 when reading — handwriting it is not required (that applies to the 150 writing characters). The stroke animation below is optional but helps memory.
Stroke Order & Practice
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HSK 4 Words Containing 待
待
to stay; to remain
他在家里待了一整天。
Tā zài jiā lǐ dāi le yì zhěng tiān.
He stayed at home for a whole day.
About the character 待
待 (dāi) means to stay; to remain. It is one of the 150 characters HSK 4 expects you to write from memory. Practice the stroke order until it feels automatic — most learners need 5–10 successful traces before a character "sticks".