Non-exhaustive lists with "dengdeng"


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.
  • 生煎馒头、南翔小笼包、三鲜小混沌都是上海有名的小吃。
  • 长城、故宫、颐和园都是北京著名的景点。
  • 我教过很多外国学生,美国人、英国人、西班牙人等等
  • 我的男朋友会说很多门外语,英语、法语、西班牙语等等
  • 中国的历史、文化、经济我都不太了解。
  • 21世纪以来,中国、印度、巴西国家发展得都很快。
  • 中国、印度、巴西都是人口大国。

See also

Sources and further reading

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