不等

bùděng

adjective #29,325

Meanings

1 unequal
2 varied
3 ranging from ... to ...

Characters

equal; to wait; grade; class

Examples

HSK 5

参与者年龄不等，从十几岁到六十多岁都有。

Cānyùzhě niánlíng bùděng, cóng shíjǐ suì dào liùshí duō suì dōu yǒu.

The participants varied in age, from teenagers to people in their sixties.

HSK 7-9

这些礼品价格不等，从几十元到几千元都有。

Zhèxiē lǐpǐn jiàgé bùděng, cóng jǐshí yuán dào jǐqiān yuán dōu yǒu.

These gifts vary in price, ranging from tens to thousands of yuan.

Tips

usage

不等 is often used after a range to indicate variation: 几十到几百元不等 (ranging from tens to hundreds of yuan). It signals that values differ from case to case.

Stroke Order

不 bù

等 děng