擔待

担待
dāndài
  1. to pardon
  2. please excuse (me)
  3. to take responsibility

CEDICT

  1. (honorific) to excuse; to forgive
  2. to bear responsibility
  3. to excuse; to forgive

Wiktionary

  1. 負責、承當。元．白樸《東牆記．第三折》：「睡眼難開，鎖愁眉如何擔待，恨相思晝夜難捱。」也作「擔帶」、「擔戴」、「當待」。
  2. 寬恕、原諒。《水滸傳．第八回》：「前日方纔吃棒，棒瘡舉發，這般炎熱，上下只得擔待一步。」《紅樓夢．第四五回》：「平姑娘過來，我當著大奶奶姑娘們，替你賠個不是，擔待我酒後無德罷。」也作「耽待」。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 擔 dān
  1. to undertake
  2. to carry
  3. to shoulder
  4. to take responsibility
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

Related entries

包容 bāoróng
  1. to pardon
  2. to forgive
  3. to show tolerance
  4. to contain
  5. to hold
  6. inclusive
藉由讀書和討論概念, 一個人能獲得智慧並包容不同的想法。

By reading books and discussing concepts, a person can gain wisdom and tolerance of differing ideas.

Source: Tatoeba

寬假 kuānjiǎ
  1. to pardon
  2. to excuse
寬宥 kuānyòu
  1. to pardon
  2. to forgive
寬貸 kuāndài
  1. to pardon
  2. to excuse
赦 shè to pardon (a convict)
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