děng

to wait

Usages of děng

• 我wǒ 在zài 外面wàimiàn 等děng 你nǐ。: I am waiting for you outside.
• 她tā 在zài 里面lǐmiàn 等děng 我wǒ。: She is waiting for me inside.
• 我wǒ 把bǎ 门mén 关guān 了le， 你nǐ 在zài 外面wàimiàn 等děng 我wǒ。: I closed the door; wait for me outside.
• 我wǒ 让ràng 他tā 在zài 外面wàimiàn 等děng 我wǒ。: I asked him to wait for me outside.
• 我wǒ 有时候yǒushíhou 在zài 公司gōngsī 旁边pángbiān 等děng 她tā， 然后ránhòu 一起yìqǐ 去qù 超市chāoshì。: Sometimes I wait for her near the company, then we go to the supermarket together.
• 当然dāngrán 可以kěyǐ， 我wǒ 在zài 外面wàimiàn 等děng 你nǐ 吧ba。: Of course; I’ll wait for you outside.
• 他tā 为什么wèishénme 还hái 没méi 来lái？ 我wǒ 需要xūyào 找zhǎo 他tā。 你nǐ 等děng 了le 多久duōjiǔ？: Why hasn’t he come yet? I need to look for him. How long have you been waiting?
• 我wǒ 在zài 外面wàimiàn 等děng 了le 很hěn 久jiǔ。: I waited outside for a long time.
• 门mén 开kāi 着zhe， 护士hùshi 站zhàn 在zài 外面wàimiàn 等děng 我wǒ。: The door is open; the nurse is standing outside waiting for me.
• 他tā 站zhàn 着zhe 等děng 公交车gōngjiāochē， 我wǒ 坐zuò 着zhe 看kàn 书shū。: He is standing and waiting for the bus; I am sitting and reading.
• 我wǒ 坐zuò 着zhe 等děng 她tā。: I am sitting and waiting for her.
• 刚才Gāngcái 我wǒ 在zài 外面wàimiàn 等děng 她tā。: Just now I was outside waiting for her.
• 我Wǒ 马上mǎshàng 去qù 公司gōngsī， 你nǐ 在zài 家jiā 等děng 我wǒ 吧ba。: I’m going to the company right away; wait for me at home.
• 她Tā 在zài 图书馆túshūguǎn 门口ménkǒu 等děng 我wǒ。: She’s waiting for me at the library entrance.
• 门mén 被bèi 她tā 关guān 上shàng 了le， 我wǒ 在zài 外面wàimiàn 等děng 了le 一会儿yíhuìr。: The door was closed by her; I waited outside for a while.
• 我wǒ 在zài 办公室bàngōngshì 等děng 老板lǎobǎn 等děng 了le 一yí 个gè 小时xiǎoshí 了le。: I’ve been waiting for the boss in the office for an hour.
• 因为yīnwèi 下雨xiàyǔ， 地铁站dìtiězhàn 外面wàimiàn 的de 公交站gōngjiāozhàn 有yǒu 很hěn 多duō 人rén 在zài 那里nàli 等děng 公交车gōngjiāochē。: Because it was raining, there were many people waiting for the bus at the bus stop outside the subway station.
• 早上Zǎoshang 在zài 食堂shítáng 买mǎi 早饭zǎofàn 的de 时候shíhou， 大家dàjiā 都dōu 排队páiduì 等děng。: In the morning when buying breakfast in the cafeteria, everyone lines up to wait.
• 我wǒ 走zǒu 到dào 公园gōngyuán 门口ménkǒu 等děng 你nǐ。: I walk to the park entrance to wait for you.
• 到dào 了le 医院yīyuàn 以后yǐhòu， 我们wǒmen 先xiān 去qù 挂号guàhào， 再zài 等děng 医生yīshēng。: After arriving at the hospital, we first go register, then wait for the doctor.
• 她tā 没有méiyǒu 提前tíqián 预约yùyuē， 所以suǒyǐ 在zài 医院yīyuàn 等děng 了le 很hěn 久jiǔ。: She didn’t make an appointment in advance, so she waited at the hospital for a long time.
• 她Tā 在zài 邮局yóujú 门口ménkǒu 等děng 了le 很hěn 久jiǔ， 终于zhōngyú 把bǎ 包裹bāoguǒ 寄出去jìchūqù 了le。: She waited at the entrance of the post office for a long time and finally mailed the package out.
• 今天jīntiān 早上zǎoshang 外面wàimiàn 下雪xiàxuě 了le， 我wǒ 没méi 带dài 伞sǎn， 只好zhǐhǎo 在zài 公司gōngsī 门口ménkǒu 等děng 了le 一会儿yíhuìr。: It snowed outside this morning, and I didn’t bring an umbrella, so I had no choice but to wait for a while at the company entrance.
• 你nǐ 在zài 那边nàbiān 等děng 我wǒ 吧ba。: Wait for me over there.
• 她tā 忘了wàngle 带dài 钥匙yàoshi， 只好zhǐhǎo 在zài 门口ménkǒu 等děng 室友shìyǒu 来lái 开门kāimén。: She forgot to bring her keys, so she had no choice but to wait at the door for her roommate to open it.
• 我wǒ 在zài 门mén 前qián 等děng 你nǐ。: I am waiting for you in front of the door.
• 你nǐ 先xiān 在zài 外面wàimiàn 等děng 我wǒ， 我wǒ 很快hěnkuài 就jiù 出来chūlái。: Wait for me outside; I’ll come out very soon.
• 我wǒ 在zài 等děng 电话diànhuà。: I am waiting for a phone call.
• 我wǒ 不会búhuì 永远yǒngyuǎn 等děng。: I will not wait forever.
• 与其yǔqí 下雨xiàyǔ 的de 时候shíhou 搭帐篷dāzhàngpeng， 不如bùrú 先xiān 等děng 一会儿yíhuìr。: Rather than pitch the tent while it is raining, wait a while first.
• 他tā 根本gēnběn 不bù 想xiǎng 等děng。: He simply does not want to wait.
• 没关系méiguānxi， 我们wǒmen 可以kěyǐ 等děng。: It is okay; we can wait.
• 我wǒ 等děng 了le 整个zhěnggè 下午xiàwǔ。: I waited the whole afternoon.
• 行李员xínglǐyuán 在zài 前台qiántái 等děng 客人kèrén。: The bellhop is waiting for guests at the front desk.
• 他tā 讨厌tǎoyàn 等děng。: He dislikes waiting.

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