How to say “and so on” in Chinese
and so on
“And so on” in Chinese is 等, děng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
等 is read děng. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On top, 竹 “bamboo”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “等”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 等. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 请等一会儿qǐngděngyíhuìrPlease wait a moment.
- 我在路口等你wǒzàilùkǒuděngnǐI'm waiting for you at the intersection.
- 我们站2着等吧wǒmenzhànzheděngbaLet's wait standing up.
- 你等了多久？nǐděngleduōjiǔHow long did you wait?
- 让你久等了。ràngnǐjiǔděngleSorry to keep you waiting.
- 我等了你半天wǒděnglenǐbàntiānI waited ages for you.
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “The language of newspapers and documents”
Look up another word in the Chinese–English dictionary: in English, in pinyin or in characters.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say “and so on” in Chinese?
“And so on” in Chinese is 等, pinyin děng.
What does 等 mean?
等 (děng) means “and so on”.
How do you write 等?
等 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 等?
等 is read děng. Tones: děng — third tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“and so on” in the lesson “The language of newspapers and documents”
This word is from the topic “Society and country” of HSK 4. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
Start for free