等到

děngdào

to wait until; by the time when (sth is ready etc)

preposition HSK 3.0 · Band 4

Watch it being written

Every character draws itself, stroke by stroke. Then grab the brush: trace it yourself and hear the word when you finish.

Build with these blocks

Chinese words snap together like bricks. Every word below shares a character with this one, so you are already halfway to knowing it.

See it in sentences

等到八点他就来了。

He will come by eight o'clock.

等到下课再走吧。

Let us wait until class is over before leaving.