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等于

děng yú

equal

How common it is

等于 appears often in everyday Chinese, so it is worth practicing early and reviewing often.

Pronunciation focus

Say děng yú slowly first, then repeat it in a short phrase. Listen for the tone shape.

Usage note

等于表示两边一样,也可表示结果是。

děng yú biǎo shì liǎng biān yí yàng, yě kě biǎo shì jié guǒ shì。

等于 means equal to, or it can mean the result is.

Context note

等于常用于数学和说明。

děng yú cháng yòng yú shù xué hé shuō míng。

It is often used in math and explanation.

5 examples

二加二等于四。
èr jiā èr děng yú sì。
Two plus two equals four.
这两个数等于吗?
zhè liǎng gè shù děng yú ma?
Are these two numbers equal?
他的话等于没说。
tā de huà děng yú méi shuō。
What he said is basically like saying nothing.
A等于B。
A děng yú B。
A equals B.
这个结果等于成功。
zhè ge jié guǒ děng yú chéng gōng。
This result is equal to success.

5 mini stories

数学课上,老师讲了等于号。
shù xué kè shàng, lǎo shī jiǎng le děng yú hào。
In math class, the teacher explained the equals sign.
孩子知道三加三等于六。
hái zi zhī dào sān jiā sān děng yú liù。
The child knows that three plus three equals six.
老师说这并不等于答案。
lǎo shī shuō zhè bìng bù děng yú dá àn。
The teacher said this does not equal the answer.
他把努力等于结果。
tā bǎ nǔ lì děng yú jié guǒ。
He equates effort with results.
等于号写在中间。
děng yú hào xiě zài zhōng jiān。
The equals sign is written in the middle.

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