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Pronunciation |
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děng |
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Meaning |
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- class; grade. (n)
- kind; sort. (n)
- equal. (v)
- wait. (v)
- when; till. (v)
- and so on; and so forth. (particle)
- indicating the end of an enumeration. (particle)
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Radical |
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竹 |
Strokes |
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12 |
Traditional |
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等 |
Usage |
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49.1% |
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Common Words / Phrases:
4. |
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equal; be equivalent to |
Sentences:
1. These are all of best (or high) quality. |
zhè |
dōu |
shì |
shàng |
děng |
de |
huò |
sè |
。 |
这 |
都 |
是 |
上 |
等 |
的 |
货 |
色 |
。 |
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这 |
: |
this |
都 |
: |
all |
是 |
: |
is |
上等 |
: |
first-class; first-rate |
的 |
: |
(particle) used after an attribute; to |
货色 |
: |
goods |
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2. How can there be such a thing? |
tiān |
xià |
nǎ |
yǒu |
zhè |
děng |
shì |
? |
天 |
下 |
哪 |
有 |
这 |
等 |
事 |
? |
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天下 |
: |
the world |
哪 |
: |
used in rhetorical questions to express negation |
有 |
: |
have |
这 |
: |
this |
等 |
: |
sort, such |
事 |
: |
thing |
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3. Would you mind waiting a minute, please. |
qǐng |
děng |
yí |
xià |
。 |
请 |
等 |
一 |
下 |
。 |
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请 |
: |
please |
等一下 |
: |
wait a minute |
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4. Stay till I’m through. |
děng |
wǒ |
zuò |
wán |
zài |
zǒu |
。 |
等 |
我 |
做 |
完 |
再 |
走 |
。 |
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等 |
: |
when, till |
我 |
: |
I |
做 |
: |
do |
完 |
: |
finish |
再 |
: |
then |
走 |
: |
leave, walk |
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5. He likes to read poems, novels, etc. |
tā |
ài |
dú |
shī |
gē |
、 |
xiǎo |
shuō |
děng |
děng |
。 |
他 |
爱 |
读 |
诗 |
歌 |
、 |
小 |
说 |
等 |
等 |
。 |
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他 |
: |
he |
爱 |
: |
like, love |
读 |
: |
read |
诗歌 |
: |
poem |
小说 |
: |
novel |
等等 |
: |
etc |
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6. I waited for nearly two hours. |
wǒ |
chà |
bu |
duō |
děng |
le |
liǎng |
gè |
xiǎo |
shí |
。 |
我 |
差 |
不 |
多 |
等 |
了 |
两 |
个 |
小 |
时 |
。 |
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我 |
: |
I |
差不多 |
: |
almost |
等 |
: |
wait |
了 |
: |
(particle) used after an action that has taken place |
两 |
: |
two |
个 |
: |
measure word |
小时 |
: |
hour |
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