Chinese symbol for “await”
等
děng
to wait for; to await; by the time; when; till; and so on; etc.; et al.; (bound form) class; rank; grade
The closest CC-CEDICT match for await is 等 (děng), defined as: to wait for; to await; by the time; when; till; and so on; etc.; et al.; (bound form) class; rank; grade; (bound form) equal to; same as; (used to end an enumeration).
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “await”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 期盼 | qī pàn | to expect; to await |
| 期待 | qī dài | to look forward to; to await |
| 静候 (靜候) | jìng hòu | to wait quietly; to await (news, a reply etc) |
| 静待 (靜待) | jìng dài | to wait quietly; to await; to bide one's time |
| 留住 | liú zhù | to ask sb to stay; to keep sb for the night |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 等.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 等等 | děng děng | et cetera; and so on ... |
| 平等 | píng děng | equal; equality |
| 等待 | děng dài | to wait; to wait for |
| 等级 (等級) | děng jí | grade; rank |
| 等于 (等於) | děng yú | to equal; to be tantamount to |
| 高等 | gāo děng | high-level; higher (animals, education etc) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “await”.
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