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等等
děngděng
Description
“等等”有两个常用意思。一个是让别人稍微停一下，比如你想喊住一个人。
"等等" has two common meanings. One is to ask someone to wait a moment, like when you want to call someone to stop.
另一个意思放在句子后面，表示还有很多别的东西没说完。
Another meaning is used at the end of a sentence to indicate that there are many other things not yet mentioned.
Meanings
等等děngděng
and so on; etcetera
我喜欢吃苹果、香蕉等等。
I like eating apples, bananas, and so on.
等等děngděng
wait a moment; hold on
等等，我马上就来。
Wait a moment, I'll be right there.
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Notes
- Etymology
reduplication of 等 (to wait / class, kind), which carries both core senses.
- Nuance
sentence-final 等等 lists examples; sentence-initial 等等 stops someone.
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