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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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The basic structure is easy. Just make a list of things, and add 等 or 等等 to the end of the list. It's the same as in English when we use "etc." at the end of a list.
  
 
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Revision as of 03:46, 16 February 2013


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

The basic structure is easy. Just make a list of things, and add 等 or 等等 to the end of the list. It's the same as in English when we use "etc." at the end of a list.

A1,A2...等/等等

Examples

  • 我 喜欢 看 书、逛 街、睡觉 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 ,我 都 去 过。Shanghai, Beijing, Shenzhen, Hong Kong etc., I have all been to.

See also

Sources and further reading

Books