等 – vocab dash

等děng

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Meanings

1. to wait for; to await

2. by the time; when; till

3. and so on; etc.; et al.

4. (bound form) class; rank; grade

5. (bound form) equal to; same as

6. (used to end an enumeration)

7. (literary) (plural suffix attached to a personal pronoun or noun)

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我wǒ认为rènwéi我们wǒmen不能bùnéng再zài等děng了le。

I don't think we can wait any longer.

我们wǒmen在zài等děng他tā做zuò另lìng一个yīge决定juédìng。

We are waiting for him to make another decision.

我wǒ在zài等děng你们nǐmen。你们nǐmen什么shénme时候shíhou准备zhǔnbèi好hǎo？

I'm waiting for you. When are you ready?

我wǒ等děng我wǒ的de一个yīge朋友péngyou等děng了le一yī小时xiǎoshí。

I waited for my friend for an hour.

他tā让ràng我wǒ等děng了le一个yīge多duō小时xiǎoshí。

He kept me waiting for more than an hour.

我wǒ已经yǐjīng等děng了le两liǎng个gè小时xiǎoshí。我wǒ不能bùnéng继续jìxù等děng了le。

I've already waited two hours. I can't wait any longer.