等 in English
- 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)
Measure word
- 班 bān team; class; grade; (military) squad; work shift; CL:個|个[ge4]; classifier for groups of people and scheduled transport... attested in use
Stroke order
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How it used to be written
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Chu manuscripts 戰國.楚 -
Clerical script 東漢 - See all 10 forms
Forms, sources and dates: the 字形演變 database of 小學堂, Academia Sinica, public domain (CC0).
Examples
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3的三次方等于27。
3 cubed is 27.
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Mick等待约会的时候靠读杂志打发时间。
Mick killed time by reading a magazine while waiting for his date.
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一加二等于三。
One plus two is equal to three.
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不，这样不对。应该设α等于β。
No, that's not right. You have to set α equal to β.
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世界就像是一本书，走一步等于翻了一页。
The world is a book and each step opens a page.
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世界语的思想核心在于一切语言文化的平等。
The heart of Esperanto ideology is the equality of all languages and cultures.
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中国是三人在中等餐馆吃火锅自助餐一共值五块人民币而汉堡包比它贵五倍唯一的国家。您去搞明白吧......
China's the only country where three people can eat at a mid-range hotpot buffet for only 5 RMB, but a hamburger costs five times as much. Figure that one out!