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“And so on” in Chinese shénme de děng děng

“And so on” in Chinese

Posted on June 30, 2023July 1, 2023 by tiffany

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Grammar Point:
In Chinese, the phrase “And so on” can be expressed in different ways depending on the context. Two common expressions used to convey a similar meaning are 什麼么的 shénme de and 等 děng.

Structure

Example 1, Example 2, Example 3 + 什麼么的

This expression is more colloquial and casual.

我wǒ喜歡xǐhuān看kàn電影diànyǐng、 聽tīng音樂yīnyuè、 玩wán遊戲yóuxì什麼的shénmede我wǒ喜欢xǐhuān看kàn电影diànyǐng、 听tīng音乐yīnyuè、 玩wán游戏yóuxì什么的shénmede
I like watching movies, listening to music, playing games, and so on.

冰箱bīngxiāng裡lǐ有yǒu牛奶niúnǎi、 西瓜xīguā、 雞蛋jīdàn什麼的shénmede冰箱bīngxiāng里lǐ有yǒu牛奶niúnǎi、 西瓜xīguā、 鸡蛋jīdàn什么的shénmede
In the refrigerator, there are milk, watermelon, eggs, and so on.

我的wǒde狗gǒu會huì很多hěnduō指令zhǐlìng, 握手wòshǒu、 坐下zuòxià、 趴下pāxià、 站zhàn起來qǐlái什麼的shénmede她tā都dōu會huì我的wǒde狗gǒu会huì很多hěnduō指令zhǐlìng, 握手wòshǒu、 坐下zuòxià、 趴下pāxià、 站zhàn起来qǐlái什么的shénmede她tā都dōu会huì
My dog knows many tricks, like paw, sit down, lie down, stand up, and so on.

幫bāng我wǒ拿ná瓶píng酒jiǔ過來guòlái, 威士忌wēishìjì、 伏特加fútèjiā什麼的shénmede都dōu可以kěyǐ帮bāng我wǒ拿ná瓶píng酒jiǔ过来guòlái, 威士忌wēishìjì、 伏特加fútèjiā什么的shénmede都dōu可以kěyǐ
Please bring me a bottle of alcohol, like whiskey, vodka, and so on are all fine.

養yǎng孩子háizi很hěn花錢huāqián, 要yào買mǎi很hěn多duō東西dōngxī、 要yào補習bǔxí什麼的shénmede养yǎng孩子háizi很hěn花钱huāqián, 要yào买mǎi很hěn多duō东西dōngxi、 要yào补习bǔxí什么的shénmede
Raising children is expensive. You have to buy many things, arrange for tutoring, and so on.

Example 1, Example 2, Example 3 + 等

The character 等 děng can be used to indicate “etc.” or “and so on” when listing items. This expression is more formal and literary. You can also repeat 等 děng twice to make it less formal.

他tā喜歡xǐhuān吃chī水果shuǐguǒ, 比如bǐrú蘋果pínguǒ、 橘子júzi、 香蕉xiāngjiāo等等děngděng他tā喜欢xǐhuan吃chī水果shuǐguǒ, 比如bǐrú苹果píngguǒ、、橙子chéngzi、 香蕉xiāngjiāo等等děngděng
He likes to eat fruits such as apples, oranges, bananas, and so on.

歐洲ōuzhōu包含bāohán了le許多xǔduō國家guójiā, 像xiàng是shì德國déguó、 西班牙xībānyá、 義大利yìdàlì等děng欧洲ōuzhōu包含bāohán了le许多xǔduō国家guójiā,,像xiàng是shì德国déguó、 西班牙xībānyá、 义大利yìdàlì等děng
Europe includes many countries, like Germany, Spain, Italy, and so on.

101 、 故宮gùgōng、 士林夜市shìlínyèshì等děng都dōu是shì台灣Táiwān有名yǒumíng的de觀光guānguāng景點jǐngdiǎn101 、 故宫gùgōng、 士林夜市shìlínyèshì等děng都dōu是shì台湾Táiwān有名yǒumíng的de观光guānguāng景点jǐngdiǎn
Taiwan has famous tourist attractions like the 101 Building, the National Palace Museum, Shilin Night Market, and so on.

新冠xīnguàn肺炎fèiyán的de症狀zhèngzhuàng有yǒu喉嚨痛hóulóngtòng、 發燒fāshāo、 咳嗽késòu等等děngděng新冠xīnguān肺炎fèiyán的de症状zhèngzhuàng有yǒu喉咙痛hóulóngtòng、 发烧fāshāo、 咳嗽késòu等等děngděng
The symptoms of COVID-19 include sore throat, fever, cough, and so on.

等 děng can also be added to the end of a list, followed by a noun that represents the list. In this case, only 等 děng is used, not 等等 děngděng.

如果rúguǒ你nǐ來lái台灣Táiwān, 炸雞排zhàjīpái、 麻辣火鍋málàhuǒguō、 芒果冰mángguǒbīng等děng食物shíwù你nǐ一定yídìng要yào試試shìshì如果rúguǒ你nǐ来lái台湾Táiwān, 炸鸡排zhájīpái、 麻辣火锅málàhuǒguō、 芒果冰mángguǒbīng等děng食物shíwù你nǐ一定yídìng要yào试试shìshì
If you come to Taiwan, you must try foods like fried chicken fillet, spicy hot pot, mango ice, and so on.

芒果mángguǒ、 西瓜xīguā、 鳳梨fènglí等děng熱帶rèdài水果shuǐguǒ在zài台灣Táiwān都dōu非常fēicháng便宜piányí芒果mángguǒ、 西瓜xīguā、 凤梨fènglí等děng热带rèdài水果shuǐguǒ在zài台湾Táiwān都dōu非常fēicháng便宜piányi
Tropical fruits like mango, watermelon, pineapple, and so on are very cheap in Taiwan.

電話費diànhuàfèi、 水電費shuǐdiànfèi、 瓦斯費wǎsīfèi等děng帳單zhàngdān都dōu是shì我wǒ太太tàitai在zài處理chùlǐ电话费diànhuàfèi、 水电费shuǐdiànfèi、 瓦斯费wǎsīfèi等děng帐单zhàngdān都dōu是shì我wǒ妻子qīzǐ在zài处理chùlǐ
My wife takes care of bills such as phone bills, utility bills, gas bills, and so on.

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