等
到

To wait until in Chinese: 等到 (děng dào)

děng dào

to wait until

HSK 3.0 Level 21 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to wait until
  2. 2by the time when (sth is ready etc)

Stroke order

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到

Zhuyin

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ㄉㄥˇ

děng

ㄉ/ dㄥ/ engˇ/ third tone

ㄉㄠˋ

dào

ㄉ/ dㄠ/ aoˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 等到春天，我们去看花。

    děng dào chūn tiān， wǒ men qù kàn huā。

    When spring comes, let's go see the flowers.

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Related words

到

dào

to reach

等

děng

class

迟到

chí dào

to arrive late

遇到

yù dào

to meet

到处

dào chù

everywhere

到底

dào dǐ

finally

受到

shòu dào

to receive (praise, an education, punishment etc)

达到

dá dào

to reach

到达

dào dá

to reach

等待

děng dài

to wait

等候

děng hòu

to wait

等于

děng yú

to equal

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