等
Meaning
- to wait for; to await
- by the time; when; till
- and so on; etc.; et al.
Example sentence
我不等谁。
I'm not waiting for anyone.
The character 等
等 is 竹, bamboo, over 寺 — slips of bamboo cut to one length, hence a rank or a grade. From equal come 等于 and 平等; from waiting your turn come 等一下 and 等到; and it ends a list as 'and so on'.