What does 等 mean in Chinese?

等 (děng) means "to wait" in Chinese.

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Q: How do you use 等 in a sentence?

请等我五分钟。 (Qǐng děng wǒ wǔ fēnzhōng.) — Please wait five minutes for me.

Pinyin: děng

to wait

Example sentence

请等我五分钟。

Qǐng děng wǒ wǔ fēnzhōng.

Please wait five minutes for me.

What 等 means

等 (děng) is a Chinese word meaning “to wait”. It belongs to the Actions & Verbs topic and appears at HSK 2 (and again in HSK 3, HSK 4), so it is one of the words worth learning early when you study Chinese.

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HSK 2

让 ràng to let; to make 问 wèn to ask 回答 huí dá to answer 笑 xiào to laugh; to smile 洗 xǐ to wash 找 zhǎo to look for 知道 zhī dào to know 准备 zhǔn bèi to prepare 走 zǒu to walk; to leave 希望 xī wàng to hope 要 yào to want; will 上班 shàng bān to go to work

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