等于

等於

děngyú

verb HSK 2 #3,224

Meanings

1 to equal
2 to be equivalent to

Characters

Examples

二加三等于五。

Èr jiā sān děngyú wǔ.

Two plus three equals five.

这等于没说。

Zhè děngyú méi shuō.

This is equivalent to saying nothing.

Tips

usage

等于 is used for math (二加三等于五) and figurative equivalences (这等于放弃 = this amounts to giving up). In math, the equals sign "=" is read as 等于.

Stroke Order

等 děng

于 yú