What does 待命 mean in Chinese?

待命 (dài mìng) means "to be on call; to be on standby" in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 待命?

待命 is pronounced "dài mìng" in Mandarin Chinese. It is made up of 2 syllables.

待命 is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists. It may be a specialized or advanced word.

待命 is made up of the characters 待, 命. Each character has its own meaning and can appear in other words.

You can practice writing 待命 using our stroke order tool.

待命

dài mìng

to be on call; to be on standby

verb

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This word is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists.

Reviewed by RJ Murray, Founder, HSK Lord.