等待 děng dài to wait; to wait for Example sentences 他一直在等待他的女朋友回国。 tā yīzhí zài děngdài tā de nǚpéngyou huíguó. He has been waiting for his girlfriend to return to the country 我一生都在等待这个时刻。 wǒ yīshēng dōuzài děngdài zhège shíkè. I've been waiting for this moment my whole life 我等待了很久才买到这张票。 wǒ děngdàile hěn jiǔ cái mǎidào zhè zhāng piào. I waited for a long time to finally buy this ticket