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等

děng

to wait for; to await

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Meanings of 等 in English

děngHSK 2+ HSK 4verb, prepositionSyllabus #334
  1. to wait for; to await
  2. by the time; when; till
  3. and so on; etc.; et al.
  4. (used to end an enumeration)
  5. (literary) (plural suffix attached to a personal pronoun or noun)
  6. (bound form) class; rank; grade
  7. (bound form) equal to; same as
děngHSK 4+ HSK 5particle, noun, measure wordSyllabus #1147
  1. by the time; when; till
  2. and so on; etc.; et al.
  3. (used to end an enumeration)
  4. (literary) (plural suffix attached to a personal pronoun or noun)
  5. (bound form) class; rank; grade
  6. (bound form) equal to; same as
  7. to wait for; to await

Example sentences

  1. 等她回来的时候问问她。
    děng tā huí lái de shí hòu wèn wèn tā。
    Ask her when she comes back.
    Tatoeba #332472 by fucongcong · #686489 by sysko · CC BY 2.0 FR
  2. 他讓我等了整整一上午。
    tā ràng wǒ děng le zhěng zhěng yī shàng wǔ。
    He kept me waiting all morning.
    Tatoeba #846050 by Martha · #296200 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR
  3. 汤姆正在等着玛丽回来。
    tāng mǔ zhèng zài děng zhe mǎ lì huí lái。
    Tom is waiting for Mary to return.
    Tatoeba #5095203 by mirrorvan · #3446978 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR

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HSK words with 等

等到HSK 4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

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