等 - děng

to wait for; to await; by the time; when; till; and so on; etc.; et al.. Learn the character inside a sentence before pretending one square is a lesson.

“”。等位 is a common expression.

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等 in a real sentence

“”。等位 is a common expression.

Read 等 inside a short line first. Isolated character memorization is where motivation goes to nap.

01 Hear the sentence Play the full sentence, not only 等. Mandarin sound lives in context.

02 Find the character Spot 等, then read the whole phrase with pinyin and English visible.

03 Recall the meaning Log it for Practice, then try the Hanzi sentence quiz without staring at the page.

Reading supports

Use these after the first listen. Pinyin is scaffolding; English is context; neither should become a sofa.

How to read 等

Click 等 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi	等
Traditional	等
Pinyin	děng
English	to wait for; to await; by the time; when; till; and so on; etc.; et al.
Radical hint	竹

Short sentences you can say today

“”。等位 is a common expression. “”。 I can make a sentence with 等候. “”。 Please read 等值 one more time.

Common words with this character

equipotential

to wait; to wait for

of equal value

equal; equal in value; equivalent

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 等 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 等位 and 等候 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

。 I am learning the character 等.