WordTaiwan frequency #22,929
拭目以待
ㄕˋ ㄇㄨˋ ㄧˇ ㄉㄞˋ
“Wipe one's eyes and wait; await an outcome with eager expectation; watch closely to see what happens.”
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拭
ㄕˋ
To wipe something clean; to rub or polish; to wipe away tears or sweat.
目
ㄇㄨˋ
Eye; to look; to see; item; section; list; catalogue; order (taxonomy); title; name; mesh; leader.
以
ㄧˇ
to use; by means of; according to; in order to; because of; to consider as; to lead; to be able to; to make
待
ㄉㄞˋ
to wait; to stay or remain; to treat or deal with; to intend or be about to
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Words sharing these characters
Vocabulary built from the same characters — most common first
- 可以ㄎㄜˇ ㄧˇcan; may; to be able to; to be possible; not bad; pretty good
- 所以ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄧˇtherefore; so; as a result; the reason why; used for; why
- 以及ㄧˇ ㄐㄧˊand; as well as; used to connect parallel words or phrases.
- 目前ㄇㄨˋ ㄑㄧㄢˊat the present time; currently; now; at this moment
- 目標ㄇㄨˋ ㄅㄧㄠa goal or objective to aim for; a target; a military objective; a point of aim
- 以上ㄧˇ ㄕㄤˋmore than a stated amount or level; above a certain point; the foregoing; used to conclude remarks
- 以後ㄧˇ ㄏㄡˋafter; later; afterwards; from now on; in the future.
- 以前ㄧˇ ㄑㄧㄢˊbefore; previously; in the past; ago; formerly
- 以為ㄧˇ ㄨㄟˊto think; to believe (often mistakenly); to take for; to consider as.
- 以來ㄧˇ ㄌㄞˊsince (a specified time or event); from then until now; afterwards; more than; over
- 節目ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄇㄨˋTV or radio program; show; an item or segment in a performance; a scheduled activity or event.
- 期待ㄑㄧˊ ㄉㄞˋto look forward to; to await; expectation; hope for something to happen