Using "dengyu" to express "equal to"

Nível: HSK 5 | Categoria: Gramática

Explicação da Regra:

The word 等于 (děngyú) as in "A 等于 B" is a mathematical term which, in everyday language, also expresses that A "is equal to" or "amounts to" B. However, scenario B is most likely not a scenario or situation that a person intentionally wanted or created for scenario A.

Exemplos com Falantes Nativos:

• 今天吃了炸鸡，等于白跑步了. (jīntiānchīlezhàjī，děngyúbáipǎobùle.): "Eating fried chicken today is equivalent to white running."
• 你告诉小王就等于把秘密告诉了大家. (nǐgàosùxiǎowángjìuděngyúbǎmìmìgàosùledàjiā.): "You tell Xiao Wang that you are telling everyone the secret."
• 浪费时间等于浪费生命. (làngfèishíjiānděngyúlàngfèishēngmìng.): "A waste of time is a waste of life."

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