Definition
等 (děng) can mean 'wait', 'etc.', or 'once'. For waiting, it's the everyday word (等待 and 等候 are more formal); for 'etc.', it's used after a list (诸如此类 is a formal phrase); for 'once', it's a preposition before a time clause (一经 is an adverb).
verb
to wait foret ceteraand so on
preposition
afteras soon asonce
Easily confused
- 持chílook-aliketo hold; to grasp
- 灯dēngsound-alikelamp; light
- 诗shīlook-alikepoem; poetry; verse
- 登dēngsound-aliketo climb, to ascend (a mountain, stairs, etc.)
- 待dàilook-aliketo treat, to deal with (a person or a matter)
- 瞪dèngsound-aliketo stare at; to glare at
- 第dìlook-alike(prefix) used before a number to form ordinal numbers (first, second, third, etc.)
- 蹬dēngsound-aliketo step on, to tread on
Examples
- 等。Wǒ zài xuéxiào ménkǒu děng nǐ.I'm waiting for you at the school gate.
- 、等。Wǒ xǐhuan chī píngguǒ, xiāngjiāo děng shuǐguǒ.I like eating apples, bananas, and other fruits.
- 等，。děng tā lái le, wǒmen jiù zǒu.After he comes, we'll leave.
Grammar
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