Chinese Dictionary

Usage of the character 等

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)

third rank
third category
third grade
grade C

(physics) equipotential

to wait until
by the time when (sth is ready etc)

grade (quality of product)

first-rate
of the highest order
high-class
excellent
superior

equivalent; equal in effect

second class
second-rate

idempotent (math.)

to equal
to be tantamount to

Tiandeng county in Chongzuo 崇左 ( Chóngzuǒ), Guangxi

to divide into equal parts

what kind?
how, what
somewhat

et cetera
and so on ...
wait a minute!
hold on!

of equal value

equal; impartial; fair

(math.) equals sign =

to wait patiently
heron

unequal
varied

ordinary
common
unimportant
idly
for no reason

geometric (of mathematical sequences or progressions)

first class
grade A

equal
equally
equivalent

second-class; second-rate

highest quality
top-notch

an equality
an equation

(literary) we
us

equal to
having the same social class or status

special grade
top quality

we
us (archaic)

(archaic) you all

of equal temperature; isothermic

(geometry) congruent

to wait a moment

to wait; to wait for

equidistant

level
rank
grade
rating

grade
rank
status

superior grade

equal
equal in value
equivalent

equal
equality

degree of disparity
equal difference

first class
prime
main

isoperimetric

poor-quality; inferior

grade A
first-class

identity ≡ (math., logic)
identical

to sit and wait
(fig.) to be passive; to sit back and wait for (success, an opportunity etc)

inferior

elementary (i.e. easy)

constant pressure
equal pressure

magnitude of a star

medium

to wait
to wait for

to equate
equal to

to wait for a long time

high-level
higher (animals, education etc)
advanced (math etc)

to wait in vain; to sit around waiting

equal status
equal treatment
parity (under the law)
equity
reciprocity

to equalize
leveling
making uniform

(linguistics) an equivalent; a translation of a term into the target language

approximately equal to

quánděngxíng

(math.) congruent figure

first prize

second class cabin

identity (math.)

děngshāngxiàn

isentropic curve (physics})

Wait a moment!
after a while

Tiānděngxiàn

Tiandeng county in Chongzuo 崇左 ( Chóngzuǒ), Guangxi

to equate
to consider (two things) to be equivalent

wait a moment

can't wait

highest level
top class

1st class cabin

wait and see (who is right)

second-class carriage (of a train)

to wait a moment
later
in awhile

doctrine of equivalents (patent law)

inequality
unfairness

contour line

isobar (line of equal pressure)

inequality (math.)

equalizer (electronics, audio) (HK, Tw)

shàngděngbīng

private first class (army rank)

inequality sign (≠, < , ≤, >, ≥)

to trisect

plasma (physics)

xìnyòngděngjí

credit level

quánděngtúxíng

congruent figure (geometry)

shèhuìpíngděng

social equality

děngjízhìdù

hierarchy

wǔděngjuéwèi

five orders of feudal nobility, namely: Duke 公 (gōng), Marquis 侯 (hóu), Count 伯 (bó), Viscount 子 (zǐ), Baron 男 (nán)

gāoděngxuéxiào

colleges and universities

jìnsìděngjí

order of approximation

gāoděngfǎyuàn

High Court

sānděngfēnjiǎo

(math.) to trisect an angle

chūděngjiàoyù

primary education
junior school education

jiārényīděng

a cut above
top quality

mínzúpíngděng

equality of ethnic groups

děngjiàguānxì

(math.) equivalence relation

děngbǐshùliè

geometric progression

liǎngxìngpíngděng

equality between the sexes

děngwèijīyīn

allele (one of two paired gene in diploid organism)

erhua variant of 等一下 (děngyīxià)

děng'érxiàzhī

going from there to lower grades (idiom)

děngzhóujīngxì

cubical system (crystallography)
crystal system based on cubic lattice
equiaxial crystal system

píngděnghùlì

mutual benefit
to share profits equitably

děngbǐjíshù

geometric series (such as 1+2+4+8+...)

gāoděngdàishù

higher algebra

xìnyòngpíngděng

credit rating

èrděnggōngmín

second-class citizen

gāoděngjiàoyù

higher education

gāorényīděng

a cut above others
superior

děngchāshùliè

arithmetic progression

erhua variant of 等一會／等一会 (děngyīhuì)

děngbiànyāxiàn

isallobar (line of equal pressure gradient)

dīděngdòngwù

lower animal
primitive life-form

děngjiàjiāohuàn

equal-value exchange

děng'éxuǎnjǔ

non-competitive election (i.e. with as many candidates as there are seats)
single-candidate election

chūděngdàishù

elementary algebra

zhōngděngjiàoyù

secondary education
middle school education

děngyīnfèngcǐ

officialese
official routine
(old) (conventional phrase used in response to one's superior) in view of the above, we therefore...

píngděngzhǔyì

egalitarianism

děngchājíshù

arithmetic series (such as 2+4+6+8+...)

shèhuìděngjí

social rank; class; caste

děngxiánzhībèi

(in the negative) (not) to be trifled with

nánnüpíngděng

equality of the sexes

bùpíngděngtiáoyuē

不平等条约

[不平等條約]

(term coined c. 1920s) unequal treaty – a treaty between China and one or more aggressor nations (including Russia, Japan and various Western powers) which imposed humiliating conditions on China (in the 19th and early 20th centuries)

děngzhōubùděngshì

等周不等式

[等周不等式]

the isoperimetric inequality

děng'ébǐjījīn

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

bùděngjiàjiāohuàn

不等价交换

[不等價交換]

exchange of unequal values

língděngdàizhuàngtài

零等待状态

[零等待狀態]

zero wait state (computing)

děngyāosānjiǎoxíng

等腰三角形

[等腰三角形]

isosceles triangle

děngbiānsānjiǎoxíng

等边三角形

[等邊三角形]

equilateral triangle

zhōngděngzhuānyèxuéxiào

中等专业学校

[中等專業學校]

specialized middle school

zhōngděngshīfànxuéxiào

中等师范学校

[中等師範學校]

secondary normal school (secondary school that trains kindergarten and elementary school teachers)

zhōngděngzhuānyèjiàoyù

中等专业教育

[中等專業教育]

technical middle school education

bùděngbiānsānjiǎoxíng

不等边三角形

[不等邊三角形]

scalene triangle

zhōngděngpǔtōngjiàoyù

中等普通教育

[中等普通教育]

general middle school education

zhōngděngjìshùxuéxiào

中等技术学校

[中等技術學校]

technical middle school
polytechnic

děngxiàobǎiwàndūndāngliàng

等效百万吨当量

[等效百萬噸當量]

equivalent megatonnage (EMT)

Pǔtōng Gāoděng Xuéxiào Zhāoshēng Quánguó Tǒngyī Kǎoshì

普通高等学校招生全国统一考试

[普通高等學校招生全國統一考試]

NCEE, National College Entrance Examination (college entrance exam in PRC)
usually abbr. to 高考 (gāokǎo)