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等

děng
HSK 1

“To wait for” in Chinese is 等 (děng).

Other characters with the syllable deng: see all 7 →

Meaning

  • to wait for; to await
  • by the time; when; till
  • and so on; etc.; et al.
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  • bound formclass; rank; grade
  • bound formequal to; same as
  • (used to end an enumeration)
  • (literary) (plural suffix attached to a personal pronoun or noun)

Example

等到他回来吧。

Let's wait till he comes back.

From 等到 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Stroke Order

12 strokes

Words containing 等

等到děngdàoto wait untilHSK 2等于děngyúto equalHSK 2平等píngděngequalHSK 2等待děngdàito wait; to wait forHSK 3等候děnghòuto waitHSK 5等级děngjígradeHSK 5相等xiāngděngequalHSK 5初等chūděngelementary (i.e. easy)HSK 6

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