Meaning
class; rank; grade; equal to; same as; wait for
Chinese: 等待、等级或同类。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “deng” becomes a different word in each tone. 等 is the 3rd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 等于děng yúto equal; to be tantamount to
- 等到děng dàoto wait until; by the time when (sth is ready etc)
- 平等píng děngequal; equality
- 等待děng dàito wait; to wait for
- 等级děng jígrade; rank; status
Example Sentence
请等我一下。Qǐng děng wǒ yí xià.Please wait for me a moment.
请Qǐngto ask等děngto wait for我wǒI一下yí xiàall at once。
Go deeper
Where this character comes from
The bamboo radical 竹 over 寺 (an office): sorting bamboo slips into ranks — ‘rank, class, grade; equal; to wait; and so on, et cetera’ (等待, 平等, 等等).
A way to remember it
Sorting into ranks — equal; to wait; etc.