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等到

děng dào · deng dao

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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2 examples

等(děng)到(dào)警(jǐng)察(chá)来(lái)的(de)时(shí)候(hou)，天(tiān)大(dà)概(gài)也(yě)黑(hēi)了(le)吧(ba)。

It will be dark by the time the police come here.

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

在(zài)这(zhè)儿(r)等(děng)到(dào)他(tā)回(huí)来(lái)为(wéi)止(zhǐ)。

Wait here till he comes back.

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to wait for; to await; by the time; when; till

to reach; to arrive; to leave for; to go to

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