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等

děng · deng

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 1Old HSK 4

Meaning

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  1. to wait for; to await
  2. by the time; when; till
  3. and so on; etc.; et al.
  4. (bound form) class; rank; grade
  5. (bound form) equal to; same as
  6. (used to end an enumeration)
  7. (literary) (plural suffix attached to a personal pronoun or noun)
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No elevator on the first floor

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)好(hǎo)了(le)吗(ma)？我(wǒ)在(zài)楼下(lóuxià)等(děng)你(nǐ)。

    Are you ready? I am waiting for you downstairs.

  2. Dengdeng

    再(zài)等(děng)我(wǒ)一下(yīxià)，我(wǒ)在(zài)等(děng)电梯(diàntī)。

    Wait for me a little longer. I am waiting for the elevator.

  3. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)住(zhù)几(jǐ)楼(lóu)？

    Which floor do you live on?

  4. Dengdeng

    一楼(yīlóu)。

    The first floor.

  5. Liangliang

    一楼(yīlóu)？你(nǐ)等(děng)什么(shénme)电梯(diàntī)？

    The first floor? Why wait for an elevator?

  6. Dengdeng

    难怪(nánguài)我(wǒ)等(děng)了(le)半(bàn)个(gè)小时(xiǎoshí)！

    No wonder I have waited half an hour!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)们(men)等(děng)了(le)好(hǎo)久(jiǔ)，但(dàn)是(shì)她(tā)还(hái)是(shì)没(méi)有(yǒu)出(chū)现(xiàn)。

We waited a long time, but she didn't show up.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by CH · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

请(qǐng)你(nǐ)在(zài)门(mén)口(kǒu)等(děng)我(wǒ)十(shí)分(fēn)钟(zhōng)。

Please wait for me at the entrance for ten minutes.

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