等 děng
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- ⺮ — bamboo
- Made of
- ⺮ bamboo 寺 court, office
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
等
děng
to wait
Character
Example phrases
- 请等一下。 Qǐng děng yíxià. Please wait a moment.
- 我在等朋友。 Wǒ zài děng péngyou. I'm waiting for a friend.
- 你等我一下。 Nǐ děng wǒ yíxià. Wait for me a moment.
Related words
- 还 huán to give back, to return
- 行 xíng OK, all right; to go
- 能 néng can, to be able to
- 会 huì can, to know how to; meeting
- 做 zuò to do, to make; to cook
- 最后 zuìhòu last; finally
- 一边 yìbiān one side; while (doing two things at once)
- 一下儿 yíxiàr a bit, briefly (after a verb)
- 一会儿 yíhuìr a moment, a little while
- 一点儿 yìdiǎnr a little, a bit
- 一样 yíyàng the same, alike
- 干 gàn to do, to work