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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 待命

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
待命 dài mìng - to be on call
- to be on standby

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 3,931 21,648 31,902

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
待 dāi- to stay; to remain
待 dài- to wait
- to treat
- to deal with
- to need
- going to (do sth)
- about to
- intending to
命 mìng- life
- fate
- order or command
- to assign a name, title etc

Other Words Containing 待命

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
待命 - - 3,931 21,648 31,902