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等到

děngdào

by the time when (sth is ready etc)

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Meaning of 等到 in English

děngdàoHSK 4prepositionSyllabus #1148
  1. by the time when (sth is ready etc)
  2. to wait until

Example sentences

  1. 汤姆应该等到星期一。
    tāng mǔ yīng gāi děng dào xīng qī yī。
    Tom should wait until Monday.
    Tatoeba #8751413 by slo_oth · #6267502 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR
  2. 等到指示燈變成綠色。
    děng dào zhǐ shì dēng biàn chéng lǜ sè。
    Wait till the light turns green.
    Tatoeba #796979 by Martha · #268841 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR
  3. 你最好等到警察前来。
    nǐ zuì hǎo děng dào jǐng chá qián lái。
    You'd better wait until the police come.
    Tatoeba #1101758 by cranewang · #7805440 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR

Sentence pinyin is generated automatically and may contain errors.

Characters

等 on its own →
děng · to wait for; to await

HSK words with 等

等HSK 2等待HSK 5等候HSK 5等于HSK 5初等HSK 6等级HSK 6高等HSK 6平等HSK 6相等HSK 6中等HSK 6
到 on its own →
dào · to reach; to arrive

HSK words with 到

到HSK 1迟到HSK 3到处HSK 3得到HSK 3感到HSK 3收到HSK 3受到HSK 3遇到HSK 3直到HSK 3达到HSK 4

Level, pinyin and part of speech: HSK Syllabus (CLEC, Nov 2025). Definitions: CC-CEDICT, CC BY-SA 4.0. Sources & licences