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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)

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.

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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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