等到
děngdàoTraditional: 等到
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Translation
wait until, by the time
Word origin
A compound of 等 (děng, to wait) and the resultative 到 (dào, to reach, to arrive at), expressing waiting until a point in time is reached.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 等 (děng, to wait) + 到 (dào, to reach)
Stroke order
等
到
Examples
。
We will set off when it gets dark.
。
Let us talk about it once he is back.
，毕业。
By next month, I will have graduated.
。
I waited until very late but he never came.
雨。
We will leave once the rain stops.
等到 (děng dào) means to wait until a moment arrives, often setting up a clause that says what happens by that time. It is more specific than plain 等 because 到 marks the point being reached.
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