等于 děngyú to equal
to equal; to be tantamount to
怎么记住“等于”: 等 wait for + 于 at = to equal.
汉字
用法
- To equal / be equivalent to / amount to - 二加二等于四 (èr jiā èr děngyú sì) two plus two equals four; 不等于 does not mean.
- Beyond math: 这等于是浪费时间 this amounts to wasting time. Common frame 等于 (是) to say one thing effectively means another.
例句
- 一加二等于三。 Yījiā èr děngyú sān.One plus two equals three.
- 二乘以二等于四。 Èr chéngyǐ èr děngyú sì.Two times two is four.
- 世界就像是一本书，走一步等于翻了一页。 Shìjiè jiù xiàngshì yī běnshū, zǒu yībù děngyú fān le yīyè.The world is just like a book, and every step you take is like turning a page.