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等
děng
Main
English Definitionclass; rank; grade; equal to; same as; to wait for; to await; et cetera; and so on; et al. (and other authors); after; as soon as; once
Simplified Script等
Traditional ScriptSame
Pinyinděng
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)		Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo) ㄉㄥˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping)dang2
Part of Speech(动) verb, (介) preposition, (助动) auxiliary verb, (名) noun
Proficiency Test LevelHSK.v3=1,2 TOCFL=1,4

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Words With Same Head Word    
等等děngděnget cetera; and so on ...; wait a minute!; hold on!
等到děngdàoto wait until; by the time when (something is ready etc)
等待děngdàito wait; to wait for
等级děngjígrade; rank; status
等于děngyúto equal; to be tantamount to
Words With Same Tail Word    
等等děngděnget cetera; and so on ...; wait a minute!; hold on!
平等píngděngequal; equality
不等bùděngunequal; varied
高等gāoděnghigh-level; higher (animals, education etc); advanced (math etc)
中等zhōngděngmedium
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