Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
等
děng
Description
“等”常表示在这里不走，直到某人或某事出现；也可以放在几个例子后面，表示还有别的同类事物。
"等" often means to stay here and not leave until someone or something appears; it can also be placed after several examples to indicate there are other similar things.
Meanings
等děng
to wait for someone or something
请等我一下。
Please wait for me a moment.
等děng
and so on; and others
我喜欢苹果、香蕉等水果。
I like fruits such as apples and bananas.
等děng
a class, rank, or grade
他是一等奖。
He won the first prize.
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Notes
- Etymology
等 combines the bamboo radical with 寺 and originally referred to bamboo slips arranged equally.
- Nuance
The meaning “and so on” is more formal in writing; 等等 is common in speech.
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