How to Say ‘To wait’ in Traditional Chinese
等
děng
[dung]
💬 Usage Tip: In service talk, [等] can sound more like "be expecting" than literally "wait." You'll also hear it in phrases like [我等你] "I'll wait for you" and [我們等您] "we'll be expecting you."
Phrase Breakdown
等
děng
[dung]
wait; await
Used when expecting someone to arrive or when waiting for a guest.
我們會在門口等您，不用擔心找不到位子。
We will wait for you at the entrance, so don’t worry about not finding the table.
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