等
Character
to stay until someone comes or something happens; to wait
- Strokes
- 12
- Structure
- Top–bottom
- Parts
- 寺
- Traditional
- 等
- Frequency
- #185 most common character
Meaning
děng
deng3- to stay until someone comes or something happens; to wait
- and so on; used after a list of things
Examples
请等一下，我很快就来。
qǐng děng yí xià, wǒ hěn kuài jiù lái
Please wait a moment. I'll come very soon.
AI-generated sentence
我喜欢苹果、香蕉等水果。
wǒ xǐ huan píng guǒ xiāng jiāo děng shuǐ guǒ
I like fruit like apples, bananas, and so on.
AI-generated sentence
Stroke order
All 12 strokes
Speed
Practice writing 等
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Words with 等
See all 146 →等于děng yúto be equal to (a number or amount)WordHSK 2等到děng dàoto wait until a time or event happensWordHSK 2等待děng dàito stay until someone or something comes or happensWordHSK 3等候děng hòuto wait for someone or something to comeWordHSK 5等级děng jía mark or step that shows how good, high, or important something isWordHSK 5等价děng jiàequalWord等位děng wèi(physics) equipotentialWord等值děng zhíof equal valueWord等分děng fēnto divide into equal partsWord等压děng yāconstant pressureWord等号děng hào(math.) equals sign =Word等同děng tóngto equateWord