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    3. 待命

    待命

    待たい命めい

    waiting for orders

    KMT10News #43+1Noun, Participle, Verb, IntransitiveMilitaryKanji Vocab17 strokes

    たいめい

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    waiting for orders

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    兵へい士したちは待たい命めいしている。

    The soldiers are waiting for orders.

    KMT6Military
    部ぶ隊たいは次つぎの指し示じを待たい命めいしている状じょう態たいだ。

    The unit is in a state of waiting for the next orders.

    KMT10Military
    緊きん急きゅう事じ態たいに備そなえ、全ぜん職しょく員いんが待たい命めいを命めいじられた。

    All staff were ordered to be on standby in preparation for an emergency.

    KMT10MilitaryWork & Career
    司し令れい官かんからの命めい令れいがあるまで、彼かれらは待たい命めいを続つづける。

    They will continue to wait for orders until there is a command from the general.

    KMT10Military
    災さい害がい派は遣けん部ぶ隊たいは、出しゅつ動どうに備そなえて待たい命めい状じょう態たいにある。

    The disaster relief unit is on standby, preparing for deployment.

    KMT10MilitaryDaily Life

    Kanji that make up this word

    待
    ま.つ・-ま.ち…(3)
    wait・depend on
    命
    いのち…(2)
    fate・command・decree・destiny・life…(1)
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