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等等 (děng děng), or simply 等, has the same meaning as “and so on” or “etc.” in English. Both are placed after a series of items (the list of which generally exceeds two items). | 等等 (děng děng), or simply 等, has the same meaning as “and so on” or “etc.” in English. Both are placed after a series of items (the list of which generally exceeds two items). | ||
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等等 (děng děng), or simply 等, has the same meaning as “and so on” or “etc.” in English. Both are placed after a series of items (the list of which generally exceeds two items).
Structure
A1,A2...等/等等
Examples
- 我 喜欢 看 书、逛 街、睡觉 等。I like to read books, window-shop, sleep etc.
- 西瓜、菠萝、苹果、葡萄 等等，都 是 我 喜欢 的 水果。Watermelons, pineapples, apples, grapes and so on， are all the fruits that I like.
- 上海、北京、深圳、香港 等，我 都 去 过。Shanghai, Beijing, Shenzhen, Hong Kong etc., I have all been to.
