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Character Decomposition
等=⺮+寺
Etymology
Bamboo strips ⺮ laid before a court 寺
Meanings
to wait for; to await
by the time; when; till
and so on; etc.; et al.
(bound form) class; rank; grade
(bound form) equal to; same as
(used to end an enumeration)
(literary) (plural suffix attached to a personal pronoun or noun)
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Words with 等 228 total
second-class; second-rate次等cì děngelementary (i.e. easy)初等chū děnggrade A · first-class甲等jiǎ děngwhat kind? · how, what · somewhat何等hé děngequal; impartial; fair均等jūn děng(literary) you (plural)尔等ěr děngpoor-quality; inferior劣等liè děnghighest quality · top-notch上等shàng děng(archaic) you all你等nǐ děngspecial grade · top quality特等tè děngmagnitude of a star星等xīng děngequal · equally · equivalent相等xiāng děngfirst class · prime · main头等tóu děng(literary) we · us吾等wú děngequal to · having the same social class or status同等tóng děng
Idioms with 等 23 total Chain
going from there to lower grades (idiom)等而下之děng ér xià zhīplace on the same footing · be regarded as equal (in value or merit etc.) · put on a par (with) · draw a parallel between · equate with等量齐观děng liàng qí guānregard as unimportant · regard it idly as of no importance · treat lightly (or casually) · make light of - make nothing of · take it lightly等闲视之děng xián shì zhī(in the negative) (not) to be trifled with等闲之辈děng xián zhī bèiofficialese · official routine · (old) (conventional phrase used in response to one's superior) in view of the above, we therefore...等因奉此děng yīn fèng cǐa cut above others · superior高人一等gāo rén yī děng
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