# 期待 (qīdài)

In Mandarin Chinese, 期待 (qīdài) means “to look forward to; to await; expectation”. It is part of the HSK 4 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to look forward to; to await; expectation
- Pinyin: qīdài (qi1 dai4)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 4
- HSK 2.0 · Level 5

## Examples

- 大家都很期待暑假的到来。
  Dàjiā dōu hěn qīdài shǔjià de dàolái.
  Everyone is looking forward to the arrival of the summer vacation.

## Characters

- [期](https://hanziro.com/word/qi-period/) (qī): period; phase
- [待](https://hanziro.com/word/dai-treat/) (dài): to treat; to wait for

https://hanziro.com/word/qi-dai-look-forward/

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