Verbequal to; equivalent to; be worth

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How to Use 等于 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 等于 with other words naturally.
Adverb + Verb
yuē
děng
neutral
approximately equal to
děng
neutral
not equal to
wán
quán
děng
neutral
completely equal
Verb + Objectwith
děng
líng
neutral
equal to zero

Example Sentences with 等于

jiā
děng
èr
One plus one equals two.
jué
de
yāo
qǐng
děng
zhí
jiē
fàng
le
zhè
zuò
huì
Refusing his invitation is equivalent to directly giving up this cooperation opportunity.
zūn
shǒu
jiāo
tōng
guī
nán
dào
děng
de
shēng
mìng
kāi
wán
xiào
ma
Not obeying traffic rules, isn't that equivalent to joking with your own life?
de
shēn
gāo
děng
de
shēn
gāo
His height is equal to mine.
chéng
nuò
de
suǒ
wèi
cháng
shí
shang
gēn
běn
děng
shén
me
dōu
méi
yǒu
His so-called 'compensation' is actually worth nothing at all.
zài
tuán
duì
zhōng
rén
de
xiāo
dài
gōng
děng
tuō
lěi
zhěng
xiàng
jìn
In a team, one person's passive work attitude almost equals dragging down the progress of the entire project.
xué
děng
chéng
gōng
de
bàn
Studying hard is equivalent to half of success.
duì
lái
shuō
zhōu
néng
shuì
dào
rán
xǐng
jiù
děng
zuì
de
xìng
le
For me, being able to sleep in on the weekend is equivalent to the greatest happiness.