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等到

děng dàoㄉㄥˇ ㄉㄠˋ

Sino-Vietnamese: ĐẲNG ĐÁO

Traditional: 等到

HSK 3.0 · 4TOCFL 2

Meaning(verb)

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

Examples

  • 等到下班,天已经黑了。

    děng dào xià bān, tiān yǐ jīng hēi le.

    By the time I got off work, it was already dark.

  • 等到你毕业,我们一起去旅行。

    děng dào nǐ bì yè, wǒ men yì qǐ qù lǚ xíng.

    When you graduate, we'll go travelling together.

  • 我等了一个小时,终于等到了公交车。

    wǒ děng le yí gè xiǎo shí, zhōng yú děng dào le gōng jiāo chē.

    I waited an hour and finally the bus came.

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Stroke order

ĐẲNG · 12 strokes

class; rank; grade; equal to; same as; to wait for; to await; et cetera; and so on; et al. (and other authors); after; as soon as; once

ĐÁO · 8 strokes

to reach; to arrive; to leave for; to go to; to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point); (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point); considerate; thoughtful; thor