What does 等 mean in Chinese?
等 (děng) means to wait for; to await.
CHINESE DICTIONARY ENTRY
等
to wait for; to await
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DEFINITIONS & USAGE
Meaning and common use
01
to wait for; to await
02
by the time; when; till
03
and so on; etc.; et al
04
(bound form) class; rank; grade
05
(bound form) equal to; same as
06
(used to end an enumeration)
ABOUT THIS ENTRY
Where this entry comes from
The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Usage notes and example sentences are hand-written, so they exist for only a handful of entries.
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
COMMON QUESTIONS
About 等
How do you pronounce 等?
等 is pronounced děng.
Is 等 an HSK word?
等 is on the HSK 2 list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.
What part of speech is 等?
等 is used as a 动词 / 介词 / 助词 / 名词 / 量词 (verb / preposition / particle / noun / measure word) in Chinese.
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