等
děng
Meaning
- to wait for; to await
- and so on; etc.; et al.
- by the time; when; till
Definition
等候；等到；等级；表示列举未尽。
wait; until; grade; et cetera.
Usage
可作动词表示等待，如‘等人’；作连词表示等到，如‘等他来了’；作名词表示等级，如‘优等’；在列举时用‘等’或‘等等’表示未列出全部。
Used as a verb meaning 'to wait'; as a conjunction meaning 'until'; as a noun meaning 'grade'; and in enumerations meaning 'et cetera'.
Examples
- 1 请在这里等我一下。 (Please wait for me here for a while.)
- 2 等他来了，我们就开始。 (We'll start when he arrives.)
- 3 这件商品是二等品。 (This product is second-grade.)
- 4 我喜欢吃苹果、香蕉、橘子等水果。 (I like fruits such as apples, bananas, oranges, etc.)
- 5 等等，我还没说完。 (Wait, I haven't finished yet.)
- 6 等到明天再决定吧。 (Wait until tomorrow to decide.)
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