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等到

děng dào

HSK 2 · word 615 of 3,000

Meaning

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

Example sentence

Characters in 等到

• 等 děng to wait for; to await
• 到 dào to reach; to arrive

等 to wait plus 到, marking arrival. Waiting until a moment arrives, and it heads a clause: 等到他来.

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