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HSK 2 · Soon & just now

等到

děng dào

by the time; to wait until

Stroke order of 等到

2 characters, 20 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

等 · 12 strokes到 · 8 strokes

Memory trick

等 is bamboo 竹 at a temple 寺 where you wait; 到 arrives with a knife 刂.

Parts: 等 wait + 到 arrive

The characters in 等到

  • 等 děng — to wait (12 strokes)
  • 到 dào — to arrive; to reach (8 strokes)

Example sentence

等到你来，我们就吃饭。

Once you arrive, we'll eat.

Words with 等

等to wait等于to equal平等equal; equality等待to wait

Words with 到

找到to find来到to arrive; to come to回到to return to到to arrive; to reach看到to see听到to hear得到to get; to receive到处everywhere感到to feel想到to think of做到to achieve; to manage to do送到to deliver to收到to receive接到to receive受到to receive; to be given拿到to get; to obtain见到to see; to meet碰到to run into

More words: Soon & just now

刚just; just now刚才just now刚刚just; a moment ago不久soon; not long after不一会儿in a short while就要to be about to快要almost; about to快点儿hurry up随时at any time同时at the same time接下来next; following接着to follow; then然后then; after that多久how long好久a long time

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