等 (pinyin: děng, written "deng" or "deng") means to wait; class, grade; etc., and so on. Below: its meaning, pronunciation, stroke order, and example sentences, so you can learn how to read, say, and write 等.
Meaning
to wait; class, grade; etc., and so on
Stroke order
等
Examples
三点四十五,大概还要等一个小时。
sān diǎn sì shí wǔ, dà gài hái yào děng yí ge xiǎo shí.
Three forty-five. Probably another hour wait.
这个故事告诉我们:不能等运气,要靠自己努力。
zhè ge gù shi gào su wǒ men: bù néng děng yùn qi, yào kào zì jǐ nǔ lì.
The story tells us: you can't wait for luck, you have to rely on your own effort.
请稍等,我查一下。是的,还有两间空房。一晚四百八。
qǐng shāo děng, wǒ chá yí xià. shì de, hái yǒu liǎng jiān kòng fáng. yì wǎn sì bǎi bā.
One moment, let me check. Yes, two rooms still available. Four hundred eighty a night.
从那天起,他不再工作了。他每天坐在那棵树旁边,等下一只兔子。
cóng nà tiān qǐ, tā bú zài gōng zuò le. tā měi tiān zuò zài nà kē shù páng biān, děng xià yì zhī tù zi.
From that day on, he no longer worked. He sat by that tree every day, waiting for the next rabbit.