12 strokes
12 画
děng
zhú
bamboo
- class; grade; rank
- kind; sort
- wait; await
- when; till
- and so on; and so forth; etc.
- (indicating the end of an enumeration)
děng-cì
等次
n.
place in a series; grade
děng-dài
等待
v.
wait; await
děng-hòu
等候
v.
wait; await; expect
děng-jí
等级
n.
grade; rank / order and degree; social estate; social stratum
děng-tóng
等同
v.
equate; be equal
děng-yú
等于
v.
equal to; equivalent to / amount to; be tantamount to
děng-zhe-qiáo
等着瞧
wait and see
děng-xián-shì-zhī
等闲视之
regard as a matter of small important; treat lightly
Usage 用法
class; grade; rank
Wǒ-men bān de xué-sheng de chéng-jī kě-yǐ fēn-chéng sān děng.
我们班的学生的成绩可以分成三等。
The results of students in our class could be classified into three levels.
kind; sort
Zhè děng cháng qī-piàn bié-rén de rén wǒ cái kàn-buq-ǐ ne!
这等常欺骗别人的人我才看不起呢！
I look down on this kind of person who often deceive others.
wait; await
Děng bà-ba huí-lai zài kāi-fàn.
等爸爸回来再开饭。
Wait for father for dinner.
when; till
Děng wǒ xiě wán zhè fēng xìn zài zǒu.
等我写完这封信再走。
Stay till I finish writing this letter.
and so on; and so forth; etc.
Yé-ye mǎi le píng-guǒ, xiāng-jiāo děng shuǐ-guǒ.
爷爷买了苹果、香蕉等水果。
Grandpa bought some fruits such as apples, bananas and so on.
kind; sort
Zhè cì cān-sài de yǒu Jiāng-sū, Hú-běi, Guǎng-dōng, Zhè-jiāng děng sì ge duì.
这次参赛的有江苏、湖北、广东、浙江等四个队。
There are four teams namely, Jiangsu, Hubei, Guangdong, and Zhe-jiang attending this match.
