等到
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 2 (2021)
等到 (děngdào) · to wait until
等到 (děngdào) means “to wait until; by the time”. It is written with 2 characters: 等 (to wait) + 到 (to arrive). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 等到 is built
The characters
等 děng · to wait
What 等 is made of
- ⺮zhú — bamboo
- 寺sì — court
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 寸cùn — inch
- 土tǔ — earth
Origin hint: Bamboo strips ⺮ laid before a court 寺 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
到 dào · to arrive
What 到 is made of
- 至zhì — reach
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 厶sī — private
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 刂dāo — knife
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 亅 — hook
Origin hint: 至 gives the meaning, 刂 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
等到春天，我们去旅游。Děngdào chūntiān, wǒmen qù lǚyóu.When spring comes, we'll go travelling.
你要等到几点？Nǐ yào děngdào jǐ diǎn?Until what time will you wait?
Questions about 等到
What does 等到 mean?
等到 (děngdào) means “to wait until; by the time”.
How do you pronounce 等到?
等到 is pronounced děngdào.
Which HSK level is 等到?
等到 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 2 (2021).
Related words
- 等于děngyúto equal
- 平等píngděngequal
- 等待děngdàito wait
- 等候děnghòuto wait
- 等级děngjígrade
- 相等xiāngděngequal
- 等děngto wait
- 得到dédàoto get
- 回到huídàoto return to
- 看到kàndàoto see
Learn 等到 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 43: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.