děng

等 (děng) is a Chinese word meaning “to wait for; to await; by the time; when; till; and so on; etc.; et al.”.

Meanings

  1. 1to wait for; to await
  2. 2by the time; when; till
  3. 3and so on; etc.; et al.
  4. 4(bound form) class; rank; grade
  5. 5(bound form) equal to; same as
  6. 6(used to end an enumeration)
  7. 7(literary) (plural suffix attached to a personal pronoun or noun)
Part of speech
auxiliary, noun

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