Definition
等等 is the reduplicated form of the verb 等 (to wait), meaning 'wait a moment' or 'hold on'. It's used like 等一等 but more casual. Separately, 等等 also functions as a phrase meaning 'and so on' or 'et cetera' when listing items — this usage is not a verb, but the row's POS is verb, so the examples below only show the waiting sense.
v
to wait a momentto hold on
Examples
- 等等,。Qǐng děng děng, wǒ mǎshàng jiù lái.Please wait a moment, I'll be right there.
- 等等,。děng děng, wǒ hái méi shuō wán ne.Hold on, I haven't finished speaking yet.
- 等等,。Nǐ děng děng, wǒ qù ná yíxià yàoshi.Wait a moment, I'll go get the keys.
Grammar
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