卻待

却待
quèdài
  1. (archaic) just about to; to be on the verge of
  2. just about to; to be on the verge of

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Entry Composition

1 卻 què
  1. but
  2. yet
  3. however
  4. while
  5. to go back
  6. to decline
  7. to retreat
  8. nevertheless
  9. even though
=2 待 dāi to stay; to remain
=2 待 dài
  1. to wait
  2. to treat
  3. to deal with
  4. to need
  5. going to (do sth)
  6. about to
  7. intending to