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等 děng

to wait

Strokes
12
Level
HSK 2
Radical
⺮
Type
Ideograph
Made of 寺 ⿱⺮寺

Memory hint: Bamboo strips ⺮ laid before a court 寺

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Example sentences with 等

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  1. 我在等你。
    Wǒ zài děng nǐ.
    I'm waiting for you.
    i (progressive) wait you
  2. 你等了很久了吗?
    Nǐ děngle hěn jiǔ le ma?
    Have you been waiting a long time?
    you waited very long (particle) (question)
  3. 请等我一下。
    Qǐng děng wǒ yíxià.
    Please wait for me a moment.
    please wait me a-bit
  4. 他没有等我就走了。
    Tā méiyǒu děng wǒ jiù zǒu le.
    He left without waiting for me.
    he not-have wait me then leave (particle)
  5. 晚上七点,我在门口等你。
    Wǎnshang qī diǎn, wǒ zài ménkǒu děng nǐ.
    At seven in the evening, I'll wait for you at the entrance.
    evening seven o'clock, i at entrance wait you

Words with 等 (9)