等 děng▶ esperar

Stroke order

等 is written in 12 strokes.

• 等

Senses

1. to wait for; to await
2. by the time; when; till
3. and so on; etc.; et al.
4. (bound form) class; rank; grade
5. (bound form) equal to; same as
6. (used to end an enumeration)
7. (literary) (plural suffix attached to a personal pronoun or noun)

Example sentences

• 请等一下。Qǐng děng yíxià.Please wait a moment.
• 我在家等你。Wǒ zài jiā děng nǐ.I am waiting for you at home.

Related words

• 等 （动）Esperar
• 平等igualdad
• 等于Ser igual a; estar a la altura de
• 等待esperar
• 相等Igual
• 等候Esperar

等 is pronounced děng and means “esperar”. HSK 2 is where this word sits in the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, the exam used to grade Chinese proficiency. Reading 等 and remembering it are not the same achievement: the first fades within days unless the second is practised. LexiTrail times each review to the edge of forgetting, which is where a repetition is worth the most.