Translation

• 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)

Synonyms

• 们, 曹, 辈
• 号, 品, 品级, 星等, 流, 等差, 等次, 等第, 等级, 级, 级差, 级次, 路, 阶, 阶段
• 伫候, 伺机, 俟, 候, 听候, 守候, 待, 拭目以待, 等候, 等候, 等待, 虚位以待
• 侔, 半斤八两, 埒, 对等, 当, 抵, 相当, 相当于, 相等, 等于, 等价, 顶, 齐, 齐名

Examples

• 你喜欢戏剧， 电影等等吗？
  Do you enjoy plays, films and such?
• 等等，有人在敲我的门。
  Hold on, someone is knocking at my door.
• 你得等一等看。
  You will have to wait and see.
• 他问了我的年龄、姓名、地址等等。
  He asked me my age, my name, my address, and so forth.
• 等到灯变为绿色。
  Wait until the light changes to green.
• 吸烟等于自杀。
  Smoking means suicide.
• 你在等谁？
  Who are you waiting for?
• 请您等几分钟好吗？
  Would you please wait for a few minutes?
• 这些产品质量同等。
  These products are of the same quality.
• 我会等到她来。
  I will wait until she comes.