Chinese word dictionary

等到

děngdào · to wait until; by the time when (sth is ready etc)

Practice word

Word information

Simplified等到

Traditional等到

Pinyinděngdào

Part of speech介

HSK 3.04

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

等děng

rank, grade; same, equal; to wait

到dào

to go to, to arrive

How to learn 等到

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Words with the same characters

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到dào

to reach; to arrive; to leave for; to go to; to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point); (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point); considerate; thoughtful; thorough

等děng

class; rank; grade; equal to; same as

等děng

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)

迟到chídào

to arrive late

到处dàochù

everywhere

得到dédào

to get; to obtain; to receive