等 （动） děng▶ chờ

Stroke order

等 （动） is written in 18 strokes across 2 characters.

• 等 — 12 strokes
• 动 — 6 strokes

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

• 请等我一下。Qǐng děng wǒ yíxià.Please wait for me a moment.
• 他在门口等你。Tā zài ménkǒu děng nǐ.He is waiting for you at the door.

Related words

• 动作Hành động
• 感动Bị cảm động, xúc động
• 活动Hoạt động
• 激动Hào hứng; phấn khích
• 得（助动词）phải
• 主动Năng động

等 （动） is pronounced děng and means “chờ”. HSK 4 places it in the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, the standardised measure of Chinese proficiency. There is a real difference between having seen 等 （动） and being able to use it, and cramming a list flatters the first while doing little for the second. LexiTrail shows you the word again at the point your recall of it is about to lapse.