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等

děng

rank, grade; to wait; equal, “and so forth”

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Example sentences

  • 等一下!

    Děng yī xià

    Wait!

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  • 我在等他。

    Wǒ zài děng tā

    I'm waiting for him.

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  • 在这等着!

    Zài zhè děng zhe

    Wait here!

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  • 等等我。

    Děng děng wǒ

    Wait for me!

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Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), contributed by their community.

Words containing 等

  • 等děng 3class; rank; grade; equal to; same as; to wait for; to await; et cetera; and so on; et al. (and other authors); after; as soon as; once
  • 等于děng yú 3–2 to equal; to be tantamount to
  • 等到děng dào 3–4 to wait until; by the time when (sth is ready etc)
  • 平等píng děng 2–3 equal; equality
  • 等待děng dài 3–4 to wait; to wait for
  • 等级děng jí 3–2 grade; rank; status
  • 等候děng hòu 3–4 to wait; to wait for
  • 相等xiāng děng 1–3 equal; equally; equivalent
  • 中等zhōng děng 1–3 medium
  • 高等gāo děng 1–3 high-level; higher (animals, education etc); advanced (math etc)
  • 初等chū děng 1–3 elementary (i.e. easy)
  • 同等tóng děng 2–3 equal to; having the same social class or status