干等 gān děng — to wait in vain; to wait idly

干等
gān děng

Characters: 干 · 等

Definitions

  1. to wait in vain; to wait idly

More definitions

CC-CEDICT

  1. to wait in vain
  2. to sit around waiting

Examples

  • 车迟迟不来，我们在站台上干等了半小时。

    The bus never came, and we waited in vain on the platform for half an hour.

  • 与其在这儿干等，不如先去办别的事。

    Rather than wait around idly, we might as well go do something else.