Translation

• to equal
• to be tantamount to

Synonyms

• 侔, 半斤八两, 埒, 对等, 当, 抵, 相当, 相当于, 相等, 等, 等价, 顶, 齐, 齐名

Examples

• 吸烟等于自杀。
  Smoking means suicide.
• 一加二等于三。
  One plus two is equal to three.
• 没有欲望就等于拥有。
  Not wanting is the same as having.
• 四乘以二等于八。
  Four multiplied by two is eight.
• 三加三等于六。
  If you add 3 to 3, you get 6.
• 二十美金等于一百四十元。
  Twenty dollars are one hundred and forty yuan.