Chinese

等到

/tɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ tɑʊ̯⁵¹/
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see 等 (děng), 到 (dào).
  • HSK 2
  • TOCFL 4

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  • characterChinese等 “to arrange bamboo slips neatly”
    • meaningChinese竹 “bamboo (Classifier: 枝; 棵 m; 根 m; 轆／辘 c)”
    • soundChinese寺 “government court; office (before the Han dynasty)”
      • soundChinese之 “to go”
        • ideaChinese止 “foot”
        • ideaChinese一 “one”
      • meaningChinese又 “again; once more”
  • characterChinese到 “to arrive at a destination; to reach a destination; to get to”
    • meaningChinese至 “to reach; to arrive”
    • soundChinese刀 “knife; blade (Classifier: 把 m c g h j mb md w x; 張／张 c h; 叢／丛 mn; 支 mn mn-t)”

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