(děng děng) - wait a moment, et cetera in Mandarin
děngděngTraditional: 等等
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Translation
wait a moment, et cetera
Word origin
The word 等等 is a reduplication of 等 'wait, and so on', meaning 'wait a moment' or 'et cetera'. 等 itself has the 竹 (bamboo) radical over 寺 (office), from bamboo slips of equal length.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 等 (děng) reduplicated
Stroke order
等
等
Examples
，。
Wait, I'm not done speaking.
苹、橙。
Apples, oranges, et cetera.
！
Wait for me!
、笔。
On the desk there are books, pens and so on.
，。
Wait for me, I am coming right away.
等等 (děng děng) means wait a moment, et cetera. It is used as a verb in everyday Mandarin speech.
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