等等

děng děng · deng deng

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

CC-CEDICT
  1. et cetera
  2. and so on ...
  3. wait a minute!
  4. hold on!

In a sentence

2 examples
01

为(wèi)什(shén)么(me)你(nǐ)不(bù)等(děng)等(děng)我(wǒ)就(jiù)开(kāi)始(shǐ)了(le)?

Why did you begin without me?

Tatoeba: Chinese by mirrorvan · English by CarpeLanam · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)问(wèn)了(le)我(wǒ)的(de)年(nián)龄(líng)、姓(xìng)名(míng)、地(dì)址(zhǐ)等(děng)等(děng)。

He asked me my age, my name, my address, and so forth.

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

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

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