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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
HSK 4 Very Common • Top 0% ✏️ 12 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

Example Sentences (5)

我们再等她几分钟吧。
Wǒmen zài děng tā jǐ fēnzhōng ba.
Let's wait for her a few more minutes.
Text 3
都等了半个小时了!
Dōu děng le bàn gè xiǎoshí le!
We've been waiting for half an hour already!
Text 3
你在这儿等吧,我拿了伞就下来。
Nǐ zài zhèr děng ba,wǒ ná le sǎn jiù xiàlái.
Wait here, I'll come right down once I grab the umbrella.
Text 3
等他到了就告诉我。
děng tā dào le jiù gàosu wǒ.
Tell me when he arrives.
Text 2
喜欢她的人太多了,你看那些拿着鲜花站在门口的,都是等她的。
xǐ huan tā de rén tài duō le,nǐ kàn nà xiē ná zhe xiān huā zhàn zài mén kǒu de,dōu shì děng tā de.
Too many people like her. Look at those people standing at the door with flowers; they’re all waiting for her.
Text 2

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
2
Character Frequency Rank
157
Word Frequency Rank
236 of 84,292