等 děng
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děng
noun
et cetera; and so on
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
Notes: For example, 枪支控制和健保等问题 'gun control, health insurance, etc problems.'(VOA 2016-01-18) 等 is used in this sense in both modern (NCCED '等' 6) and literary Chinese. Middle Chinese: tongX (Kroll 2015 '等' 4) -
děng
verb
to wait
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Time
Notes: In this sense 等 has a similar meaning to 等候 or 等待. 等 is used in this sense in both modern (NCCED '等' v 1) and literary Chinese (Ci Yuan '等' 6; GHC '等' 5). -
děng
measure word
degree; kind
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (NCCED '等' v 1; Ci Yuan '等' 3) -
děng
suffix
plural
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In this sense 等 used at the end of a list or after a personal pronoun (NCCED '等' 5, 7; GHC '等' 4). -
děng
verb
to be equal
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Comparison
Notes: In this sense xx has a similar meaning to 相同 or 一样 (Kroll 2015 '等' 1; NCCED '等' 1; GHC '等' 1). -
děng
noun
degree; level
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Comparison
Notes: In this sense 等 has a similar meaning to 级别 (Kroll 2015 '等' 2; NCCED '等' 2; GHC '等' 3; Ci Yuan '等' 1). For example, 見同等不起 'nor will he rise when he sees others (come in) of the same rank as himself.' (The Classic of Rites, Summary of the Rules of Propriety Part 1 禮記‧曲禮上, trans. Legge) Also, 客若降等 'If a guest be of lower rank ...' (ibid) -
děng
verb
to compare
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 等 3; Ci Yuan '等' 5; GHC '等' 4)
Contained in
- 等比级数(等比級數) geometric series
- 画等号(畫等號) to equate; to consider (two things) to be equivalent
- 两性平等(兩性平等) equality between the sexes
- 三等分角 trisection ; trisecting an angle
- 大小不踰等 greater and lesser do not surpass their rank
- 高等动物(高等動物) higher organism
- 高等 higher; high level; advanced
- 机会均等主义(機會均等主義) equal opportunity
- 一等奖(一等獎) first prize
- 品等 grade; quality of product
- 等效百万吨当量(等效百萬噸當量) equivalent megatonnage (EMT)
- 等级(等級) degree; rate; grade
- 对等(對等) equal status; equal treatment; parity
- 公等 you all
- 二等舱(二等艙) second class cabin
- 等一会(等一會) wait a moment!; after a while
- 最高等 highest level; top class
- 不平等 inequality; unfairness
- 等闲之辈(等閒之輩) (in the negative) (not) to be trifled with
- 这等(這等) this way; this level
- 等等 et cetera; etc; and so on ; wait a moment
- 社会等级(社會等級) social rank; class; caste
- 等变压线(等變壓線) isallobar (line of equal pressure gradient)
- 中等专业技术学校(中等專業技術學校) specialized middle school
- 一等 first class; top grade ; a degree; one grade ; one flight of stairs ; one kind; one type ; equal
- 初等代数(初等代數) elementary algebra
- 等额比基金(等額比基金) equality ration fund, a charitable investment fund that can be drawn down in proportion to further donations
- 头等(頭等) first class; prime; main
- 差等 difference of degree ; in order by degree
- 恒等(恆等) identical ; identity
- 等闲(等閒) ordinary; common; unimportant; idly; for no reason
- 上等 first-class
- 何等 which?; what?; how?; what? ; sigh
- 丙等 third rank; third category; third grade; grade C
- 超等 superior grade
- 中等普通教育 general middle school education
- 优等(優等) first-rate; of the highest order; high-class; excellent; superior
- 等候 to wait
- 高等学校(高等學校) colleges and universities
- 高等代数(高等代數) higher algebra
- 低等动物(低等動物) primitive primitive life-form
- 等因奉此 officialese; official routine
- 加一等 increase the degree [of guilt]
Also contained in
生佛平等 、 天等县 、 无上正等正觉 、 量等 、 怨亲平等 、 湖南高等学堂 、 等活地狱 、 社会平等
Word is mentioned most frequently in
Truncated for common words
- 卷五十 志第三上: 五行一 Volume 50 Treatises 3: Five Elements 1 History of Yuan 元史 — count: 188
- 卷六十三 志第十五: 地理六 Volume 63 Treatises 16: Geography 6 History of Yuan 元史 — count: 160
- 卷97 島夷桓玄 海夷馮跋 島夷劉裕 Volume 97: Huan Xuan of the Daoyi People, Feng Ba of the Haiyi, Liu Yu of the Daoyi Book of Wei 魏書 — count: 120
- 卷28 志第23 百官下 Volume 28 Treatises 23: Government Offices 3 Book of Sui 隋書 — count: 119
- 卷三百二十七 列傳第二百十五 外國八 韃靼 Volume 327 Biographies 215: Foreign States 8 History of Ming 明史 — count: 114
- 卷27 志第22 百官中 Volume 27 Treatises 22: Government Offices 2 Book of Sui 隋書 — count: 112
- 卷三百十七 列傳第二百〇五 廣西土司一 Volume 317 Biographies 205: Guangxi Tribal Headmen 1 History of Ming 明史 — count: 111
- 卷三百十一 列傳第一百九十九 四川土司一 Volume 311 Biographies 199: Sichuan Tribal Headmen 1 History of Ming 明史 — count: 107
- 卷二十上 本紀第二十上: 昭宗 Volume 20 Annals 20: Zhaozong Old Book of Tang 舊唐書 — count: 105
- 卷八十四 志第三十四: 選舉四 Volume 84 Treatises 37: Selection of Officials 4 History of Yuan 元史 — count: 104
Collocations
- 五等 (五等) 凡五等 — The Book of Rites 禮記, 《王制》 Royal Regulations — count: 15
- 六等 (六等) 藻三采六等 — The Book of Rites 禮記, 《雜記下》 Miscellaneous Records II — count: 7
- 四等 (四等) 謂之四等 — Rites of Zhou 周禮, 冬官考工記 第六 6. Office of Winter and Inspection Records — count: 5
- 等贵贱 (等貴賤) 等貴賤 — Huainanzi 淮南子, 卷二 俶真訓 Chapter 2: Starting with the Truth — count: 5
- 父等 (父等) 三父等復共令人賊殺出子 — Records of the Grand Historian 史記, 《秦本紀》 Annals of Qin — count: 4
- 爵等 (爵等) 以爵等為丘封之度與其樹數 — Rites of Zhou 周禮, 春官宗伯 第三 3. Office of Spring and Minister of Rites — count: 4
- 臣等 (臣等) 若臣等藿食者 — Garden of Stories 說苑, 卷十一 善說 Chapter 11: Virtuous Speech — count: 4
- 降等 (降等) 客若降等 — The Book of Rites 禮記, 《曲禮上》 Summary of the Rules of Propriety Part 1 — count: 4
- 伦等 (倫等) 倫等不踰 — Guanzi 管子, 君臣下第三十一 Chapter 31: A Ruler and his Ministers II — count: 3
- 贵贱等 (貴賤等) 以別貴賤等給之度 — The Book of Rites 禮記, 《月令》 Proceedings of Government in the Different Months — count: 3