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děng dào

HSK 3.0 level 4 2-character word

等到 (děng dào) means "to wait until; by the time when (sth is ready etc)". It is an HSK 3.0 level 4 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 等到 means

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

The characters in 等到

• 等děngto wait for; to await; by the time; when; till; and so on; etc.; et al.
• 到dàoto reach; to arrive; to leave for; to go to; to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point)

Example sentences

• 等到他回来吧。
  Let's wait till he comes back.
• 我会等到她来。
  I will wait until she comes.
• 请等到我回来。
  Please wait until I come back.
• 请等到他回来。
  Please wait till he comes back.
• 我会等到四点。
  I'll wait till four o'clock.
• 等到灯变为绿色。
  Děngdào dēng biànwéi lǜsè.
  Wait until the light changes to green.

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