老等 lǎoděng to wait patiently Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents lǎoděng to wait patiently 老 lǎo adverb always always; all the time; constantly; habitually等 děng verb to wait to wait; to wait for; to awaitlǎoděng heron 老 lǎo noun [animal prefix] Prefix used in the common names of certain animals.等 děng opaque (segment carries no independent meaning)