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*今天吃了炸鸡，<em>等于</em>白跑步了. <span class="pinyin">Jīntiān chī le zhá jī, <em>děngyú</em> bái pǎobù le.</span><span class="trans">I ate fried chicken today, which means I ran for no reason.</span> | *今天吃了炸鸡，<em>等于</em>白跑步了. <span class="pinyin">Jīntiān chī le zhá jī, <em>děngyú</em> bái pǎobù le.</span><span class="trans">I ate fried chicken today, which means I ran for no reason.</span> | ||
*你告诉小王就<em>等于</em>把秘密告诉了大家. <span class="pinyin">Nǐ gàosù Xiǎo Wáng jiù <em>děngyú</em> bǎ mìmì gàosù le dàjiā.</span><span class="trans">Telling Xiao Wang your secret is equivalent to telling everyone your secret. </span> | *你告诉小王就<em>等于</em>把秘密告诉了大家. <span class="pinyin">Nǐ gàosù Xiǎo Wáng jiù <em>děngyú</em> bǎ mìmì gàosù le dàjiā.</span><span class="trans">Telling Xiao Wang your secret is equivalent to telling everyone your secret. </span> | ||
| − | *浪费时间<em>等于</em>浪费生命. <span class="pinyin">Làngfèi shíjiān <em>děngyú</em>làngfèi shēngmìng.</span><span class="trans">Wasting your time is wasting your life.</span> | + | *浪费时间<em>等于</em>浪费生命. <span class="pinyin">Làngfèi shíjiān <em>děngyú</em> làngfèi shēngmìng.</span><span class="trans">Wasting your time is wasting your life.</span> |
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The word 等于 (děngyú) a in "A 等于 B" expresses that A "is equal" to or "corresponds to" B. However, scenario B is most likely not a scenario or situation that a person intentionally wanted or created for scenario A.
Structure
A, 等于 B
Examples
- 今天吃了炸鸡，等于白跑步了. I ate fried chicken today, which means I ran for no reason.
- 你告诉小王就等于把秘密告诉了大家. Telling Xiao Wang your secret is equivalent to telling everyone your secret.
- 浪费时间等于浪费生命. Wasting your time is wasting your life.
