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等等 is formed by the reduplication of the character 等, which here serves as a listing particle; repeating it creates a grammatical function that signals an incomplete enumeration, meaning "and so on" or "et cetera".

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请等等我们

Qǐng děng děng wǒmen

Please wait for us

水果有苹果、香蕉等等

Shuǐguǒ yǒu píngguǒ, xiāngjiāo děng děng

Fruits include apples, bananas, etc.

我们需要准备食物、水、药品等等

Wǒmen xūyào zhǔnbèi shíwù, shuǐ, yàopǐn děng děng

We need to prepare food, water, medicine, etc.

在会议上，我们讨论了预算、计划、人员安排等等问题

Zài huìyì shàng, wǒmen tǎolùn le yùsuàn, jìhuà, rényuán ānpái děng děng wèntí

At the meeting, we discussed issues such as budget, plans, personnel arrangements, etc.

鉴于当前形势，我们必须考虑经济、政治、社会等等多方面因素

Jiànyú dāngqián xíngshì, wǒmen bìxū kǎolǜ jīngjì, zhèngzhì, shèhuì děng děng duō fāngmiàn yīnsù

In view of the current situation, we must consider multiple factors such as economy, politics, society, etc.

Word Definition - 等等

děng děng etcetera, and so on; wait a minute, hold on

Individual Character Details

等 děng
等 děng