děng yú
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  • 1

    v.be equal/equivalent to

    • sì jiā wǔ děng yú jiǔ

      等于

      Four and five makes nine.

    • sān chéng sān děng yú jiǔ

      等于

      Three times three equals nine.

    • qiú de tǐ jī děng yú duō shǎo

      体积等于多少

      What is the volume of the sphere equal to?

    • yī gōng lǐ děng yú èr huá lǐ

      公里等于华里

      One kilometre is equal to two li.

  • 2

    v.amount to; as much as; be no less than

    • tā de huí dá děng yú jù jué

      回答等于拒绝

      Her answer is tantamount to a refusal.

    • tā de shēng míng děng yú xuān zhàn

      声明等于宣战

      Her statement amounts to a declaration of war.

    • shuō le bù tīng jiù děng yú bái shuō

      等于

      If no one is listening to you, it's talking in vain.

    • tóng qíng dí rén děng yú bèi pàn rén mín

      同情敌人等于背叛人民

      Showing sympathy for the enemy is tantamount to betraying the people.