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děng
HSK 2.0 Level 4 HSK 3.0 Level 1

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Definitions

  1. 1. class
  2. 2. rank
  3. 3. grade
  4. 4. equal to
  5. 5. same as
  6. 6. to wait for
  7. 7. to await
  8. 8. et cetera
  9. 9. and so on
  10. 10. et al. (and other authors)
  11. 11. after
  12. 12. as soon as
  13. 13. once

Example Sentences

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你喜歡戲劇, 電影 嗎?
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 781142)

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Words Containing 等

等同语
děng tóng yǔ

(linguistics) an equivalent; a translation of a term into the target language

等效百万吨当量
děng xiào bǎi wàn dūn dāng liàng

equivalent megatonnage (EMT)

初等教育
chū děng jiào yù

primary education

低等动物
dī děng dòng wù

lower animal

特等
tè děng

special grade

等高线
děng gāo xiàn

contour line

等比数列
děng bǐ shù liè

geometric progression

近似等级
jìn sì děng jí

order of approximation

等到
děng dào

to wait until

画等号
huà děng hào

to equate

中等技术学校
zhōng děng jì shù xué xiào

technical middle school

高人一等
gāo rén yī děng

a cut above others

信用评等
xìn yòng píng děng

credit rating

不平等条约
bù píng děng tiáo yuē

(term coined c. 1920s) unequal treaty – a treaty between China and one or more aggressor nations (including Russia, Japan and various Western powers) which imposed humiliating conditions on China (in the 19th and early 20th centuries)

二等公民
èr děng gōng mín

second-class citizen

你等
nǐ děng

you all (archaic)

平等
píng děng

equal

全等图形
quán děng tú xíng

congruent figure (geometry)

二等
èr děng

second class

不等价交换
bù děng jià jiāo huàn

exchange of unequal values

品等
pǐn děng

grade (quality of product)

等第
děng dì

level

等而下之
děng ér xià zhī

going from there to lower grades (idiom)

等同
děng tóng

to equate

等一等
děng yī děng

wait a moment

高等代数
gāo děng dài shù

higher algebra

普通高等学校招生全国统一考试
pǔ tōng gāo děng xué xiào zhāo shēng quán guó tǒng yī kǎo shì

NCEE, National College Entrance Examination (college entrance exam in PRC)

二等舱
èr děng cāng

second class cabin

等边三角形
děng biān sān jiǎo xíng

equilateral triangle

等差数列
děng chā shù liè

arithmetic progression

等周不等式
děng zhōu bù děng shì

the isoperimetric inequality

等化器
děng huà qì

equalizer (electronics, audio) (HK, Tw)

等价
děng jià

equal

一等奖
yī děng jiǎng

first prize

我等
wǒ děng

we

等比级数
děng bǐ jí shù

geometric series (such as 1+2+4+8+...)

中等教育
zhōng děng jiào yù

secondary education

全等
quán děng

(geometry) congruent

劣等
liè děng

poor-quality; inferior

等轴晶系
děng zhóu jīng xì

cubical system (crystallography)

等压线
děng yā xiàn

isobar (line of equal pressure)

初等
chū děng

elementary (i.e. easy)

等差级数
děng chā jí shù

arithmetic series (such as 2+4+6+8+...)

不等边三角形
bù děng biān sān jiǎo xíng

scalene triangle

天等
tiān děng

Tiandeng county in Chongzuo 崇左[chóng zuǒ], Guangxi

两性平等
liǎng xìng píng děng

equality between the sexes

约等于
yuē děng yú

approximately equal to

等候
děng hòu

to wait

恒等式
héng děng shì

identity (math.)

高等学校
gāo děng xué xiào

colleges and universities

等距
děng jù

equidistant

丙等
bǐng děng

third rank

等额比基金
děng é bǐ jī jīn

equality ration fund, a charitable investment fund that can be drawn down in proportion to further donations

等级制度
děng jí zhì dù

hierarchy

不等式
bù děng shì

inequality (math.)

均等论
jūn děng lùn

doctrine of equivalents (patent law)

等一会
děng yī huì

Wait a moment!

对等
duì děng

equal status

等价关系
děng jià guān xì

(math.) equivalence relation

三等分角
sān děng fēn jiǎo

trisection (math.)

等于
děng yú

to equal

等压
děng yā

constant pressure

头等舱
tóu děng cāng

1st class cabin

老等
lǎo děng

to wait patiently

干等
gān děng

to wait in vain; to sit around waiting

等闲之辈
děng xián zhī bèi

(in the negative) (not) to be trifled with

中等
zhōng děng

medium

上等
shàng děng

highest quality

等差
děng chā

degree of disparity

加人一等
jiā rén yī děng

a cut above

等腰三角形
děng yāo sān jiǎo xíng

isosceles triangle

等一下
děng yī xià

to wait a moment

五等爵位
wǔ děng jué wèi

five orders of feudal nobility, namely: Duke 公[gōng], Marquis 侯[hóu], Count 伯[bó], Viscount 子[zǐ], Baron 男[nán]

优等
yōu děng

first-rate

稍等
shāo děng

to wait a moment

高等教育
gāo děng jiào yù

higher education

全等形
quán děng xíng

congruent figure

等待
děng dài

to wait; to wait for

超等
chāo děng

superior grade

等价交换
děng jià jiāo huàn

equal-value exchange

久等
jiǔ děng

to wait for a long time

等变压线
děng biàn yā xiàn

isallobar (line of equal pressure gradient)

不平等
bù píng děng

inequality

相等
xiāng děng

equal

平等互利
píng děng hù lì

mutual benefit

等额选举
děng é xuǎn jǔ

non-competitive election (i.e. with as many candidates as there are seats)

等位
děng wèi

(physics) equipotential

甲等
jiǎ děng

first-class

上等兵
shàng děng bīng

private first class (army rank)

零等待状态
líng děng dài zhuàng tài

zero wait state (computing)

同等
tóng děng

equal to

等号
děng hào

(math.) equals sign =

等不及
děng bù jí

can't wait

等着瞧
děng zhe qiáo

wait and see (who is right)

何等
hé děng

what kind?

三等分
sān děng fēn

trisection (math.)

高等
gāo děng

high-level

均等化
jūn děng huà

to equalize

幂等
mì děng

idempotent (math.)

不等
bù děng

unequal

等周
děng zhōu

isoperimetric

星等
xīng děng

magnitude of a star

信用等级
xìn yòng děng jí

credit level

等熵线
děng shāng xiàn

isentropic curve (physics})

社会平等
shè huì píng děng

social equality

民族平等
mín zú píng děng

equality of ethnic groups

恒等
héng děng

identity ≡ (math., logic)

中等专业学校
zhōng děng zhuān yè xué xiào

specialized middle school

等因奉此
děng yīn fèng cǐ

officialese

男女平等
nán nǚ píng děng

equality of the sexes

中等专业教育
zhōng děng zhuān yè jiào yù

technical middle school education

等等
děng děng

et cetera

等值
děng zhí

of equal value

最高等
zuì gāo děng

highest level

高等法院
gāo děng fǎ yuàn

High Court

不等号
bù děng hào

inequality sign (≠, < , ≤, >, ≥)

吾等
wú děng

(literary) we

二等车
èr děng chē

second-class carriage (of a train)

头等
tóu děng

first class

等位基因
děng wèi jī yīn

allele (one of two paired gene in diploid organism)

平等主义
píng děng zhǔ yì

egalitarianism

中等普通教育
zhōng děng pǔ tōng jiào yù

general middle school education

等级
děng jí

grade

天等县
tiān děng xiàn

Tiandeng county in Chongzuo 崇左[chóng zuǒ], Guangxi

社会等级
shè huì děng jí

social rank; class; caste

次等
cì děng

second-class; second-rate

低等
dī děng

inferior

等分
děng fēn

division into equal parts; equipartition

一等
yī děng

first class

等闲
děng xián

ordinary

均等
jūn děng

equal; impartial; fair

初等代数
chū děng dài shù

elementary algebra

等离子体
děng lí zǐ tǐ

plasma (physics)

等温
děng wēn

of equal temperature; isothermic

等比
děng bǐ

geometric (of mathematical sequences or progressions)

中等师范学校
zhōng děng shī fàn xué xiào

secondary normal school (secondary school that trains kindergarten and elementary school teachers)

等式
děng shì

an equality