等
děng
Pinyin

Definition

等
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děng
  1. class
  2. rank
  3. grade
  4. equal to
  5. same as
  6. to wait for
  7. to await
  8. et cetera
  9. and so on
  10. et al. (and other authors)
  11. after
  12. as soon as
  13. once

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

等
děng
  1. 1 class
  2. 2 rank
  3. 3 grade
  4. 4 equal to
  5. 5 same as
  6. 6 to wait for
  7. 7 to await
  8. 8 et cetera
  9. 9 and so on
  10. 10 et al. (and other authors)
  11. 11 after
  12. 12 as soon as
  13. 13 once
平等
píng děng
  1. 1 equal
  2. 2 equality
等到
děng dào
  1. 1 to wait until
  2. 2 by the time when (sth is ready etc)
等待
děng dài
  1. 1 to wait
  2. 2 to wait for
等于
děng yú
  1. 1 to equal
  2. 2 to be tantamount to
等等
děng děng
  1. 1 et cetera
  2. 2 and so on ...
  3. 3 wait a minute!
  4. 4 hold on!
等级
děng jí
  1. 1 grade
  2. 2 rank
  3. 3 status
上等
shàng děng
  1. 1 highest quality
  2. 2 top-notch
上等兵
shàng děng bīng
  1. 1 private first class (army rank)
不平等
bù píng děng
  1. 1 inequality
  2. 2 unfairness
不等
bù děng
  1. 1 unequal
  2. 2 varied
不等式
bù děng shì
  1. 1 inequality (math.)
中等
zhōng děng
  1. 1 medium
久等
jiǔ děng
  1. 1 to wait for a long time
干等
gān děng
  1. 1 to wait in vain
  2. 2 to sit around waiting
低等
dī děng
  1. 1 inferior
何等
hé děng
  1. 1 what kind?
  2. 2 how, what
  3. 3 somewhat
你等
nǐ děng
  1. 1 you all (archaic)
  2. 2 see also 你們|你们[nǐ men]
优等
yōu děng
  1. 1 first-rate
  2. 2 of the highest order
  3. 3 high-class
  4. 4 excellent
  5. 5 superior
初等
chū děng
  1. 1 elementary (i.e. easy)

Idioms (1)

等而下之
děng ér xià zhī
  1. 1 going from there to lower grades (idiom)

Sample Sentences

有的，稍等一会儿。
yǒu de ，shāoděng yīhuìr 。
Yes we do, wait a moment please.
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这份亚洲经济的档案做得太差了，你要是当真把它交了上去，就等着喝西北风吧。
zhè fèn Yàzhōu jīngjì de dàngàn zuò de tài chà le ，nǐ yàoshi dàngzhēn bǎ tā jiāo le shàngqù ，jiù děng zhe hēxīběifēng ba 。
This Asian economic archive is so badly done. If you really hand it in, just wait to lose your job.
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我们再等他一会儿吧。
wǒmen zài děng tā yīhuìr5 ba 。
Let’s wait for him for a little while more .
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不是，我在等人。
búshi ，wǒ zài děng rén 。
I'm not. I'm waiting for someone.
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你在等谁？
nǐ zài děng shéi ？
Who are you waiting for?
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她对男朋友的要求是：高等收入、中等长相、低等智商。
tā duì nánpéngyou de yāoqiú shì ：gāoděng shōurù 、zhōngděng zhǎngxiàng 、dīděng zhìshāng 。
Her requirements of her boyfriend are: high income, average looking and low IQ.
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他受过高等教育，所以说话很有礼貌。
tā shòu guò gāoděngjiàoyù ，suǒyǐ shuōhuà hěn yǒu lǐmào 。
He is highly educated, so he always speaks politely.
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中等教育
zhōngděngjiàoyù
secondary education
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高等教育
gāoděngjiàoyù
higher education
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高等收入
gāoděng shōurù
high-income
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