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| Pronunciation |
: |
děng |
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| Meaning |
: |
- 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 |
: |
竹 |
| Strokes |
: |
12 |
| Traditional |
: |
等 |
| Usage |
: |
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 |
|
| 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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