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等
děng
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- děng
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- 等
- traditional
- 等
1 · verb
To stay until someone arrives or something happens.
留在某处直到人到来或事情发生。
Use wait for someone; other senses of 等 are separate.
Please wait for me at the gate.
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请在门口等我。
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2 · verb
To stay or delay an action until someone arrives or something happens.
在人到来或事情发生之前暂时停留或推迟行动。
Use 等 with a person, event or duration, as in 等朋友 or 等五分钟. English normally uses wait for before the awaited person or thing. The list-ending etc. use is separate.
The bus hasn't arrived yet. Let's wait another five minutes.
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公交车还没来，我们再等五分钟吧。
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I'll wait for you downstairs. Take your time getting ready.
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我在楼下等你，你慢慢收拾。
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Mandarin reading: děng.
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