可待

kědài
  1. (literary) about to; on the point of; going to; soon; at hand; around the corner
  2. (literary) to be about to happen
  3. about to; on the point of; going to; soon; at hand; around the corner
  4. to be about to happen

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

=1 可 kě
  1. (prefix) can; may; able to; -able
  2. to approve; to permit
  3. to suit
  4. (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very
  5. but; however
=1 可 kè used in 可汗 kèhán
=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

Containing this entry

可待因 kědàiyīn codeine (loanword)
指日可待 zhǐrìkědài
  1. imminent
  2. just around the corner (idiom)