等到

• 拼音: děng dào
• 汉字拆解: 等 (děng) — to wait; 到 (dào) — to arrive, to reach

含义

To wait until; by the time. Indicates waiting for a specific time, event, or condition.

Used at the start of a clause to set up a temporal condition, often paired with 才 or 就 in the following clause. Conveys a sense of duration or delay before something happens.

例句

1. 等到你来的时候，电影已经开始了。
2. 我们等到下午三点才出发。
3. 等到天气暖和了，我们再去爬山。

用法指南

语境: scheduling, planning, storytelling

语气: expectant

正确说法

• 等到周末我们再去吧。(Let's wait until the weekend to go.)
• 等到他回来，我就告诉他。(When he comes back, I'll tell him.)

错误说法

• 不要把'等到'和'等'单独使用混淆 — 等到 introduces a time condition, while 等 alone means simply 'to wait' without specifying the endpoint.

起源与历史

Compound of 等 (to wait) and 到 (to arrive at, to reach). Together they mean 'to wait until reaching a point in time.'

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal