Read Edit View history 等到 děngdào HSK2 to wait until Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 等到 děngdào to wait until verb To wait until a specific point in time or until a certain condition is met 我们等到天黑。 wǒmen děngdào tiān hēi. We'll wait until dark. 不要等到问题恶化。 bùyào děngdào wèntí èhuà. Do not wait for the problem to get worse. by the time prepositionverb Introduces a time or situation that must happen before a subsequent action; often translated as "when" or "by the time" 等到她好些时，你可接她回家。 děngdào tā hǎoxiē shí, nǐ kě jiē tā huí jiā. When she's better, you can take her home. 等到了他们85岁的时候，他们甚至比在18岁的时候对自己更加感到满意。 děngdào le tāmen85 suì de shíhou, tāmen shènzhì bǐ zài18 suì de shíhou duì zìjǐ gèngjiā gǎn dào mǎnyì. By the time they are 85, they are even more satisfied with themselves than they were at 18. Frequency Movie subtitles 9.36 per million appears in 5% of films Written text 41.3 per million Details HSK 3.0 Level 2 Cross-References Same as 比及 bǐjí赶到 gǎndao投到 tóudào待到 dàidào Sources Frequency data SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)
等到 děngdào to wait until verb To wait until a specific point in time or until a certain condition is met 我们等到天黑。 wǒmen děngdào tiān hēi. We'll wait until dark. 不要等到问题恶化。 bùyào děngdào wèntí èhuà. Do not wait for the problem to get worse. by the time prepositionverb Introduces a time or situation that must happen before a subsequent action; often translated as "when" or "by the time" 等到她好些时，你可接她回家。 děngdào tā hǎoxiē shí, nǐ kě jiē tā huí jiā. When she's better, you can take her home. 等到了他们85岁的时候，他们甚至比在18岁的时候对自己更加感到满意。 děngdào le tāmen85 suì de shíhou, tāmen shènzhì bǐ zài18 suì de shíhou duì zìjǐ gèngjiā gǎn dào mǎnyì. By the time they are 85, they are even more satisfied with themselves than they were at 18. Frequency Movie subtitles 9.36 per million appears in 5% of films Written text 41.3 per million Details HSK 3.0 Level 2 Cross-References Same as 比及 bǐjí赶到 gǎndao投到 tóudào待到 dàidào Sources Frequency data SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)