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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

等于 [děngyú]
  1. 1. verb [相等于] equal
  2. 2. verb [等同] be equivalent to
    保持沉默等于拒绝。
    To keep silent is equivalent to saying no.

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

等于 [děngyú]
  1. 1. equal to; equivalent to
    一公里等于二华里。
    One kilometre is equal to two li.
    三加二等于五。
    Three plus two is five.
    一公斤等于两市斤。
    二十四小时减去三小时二十分等于多少?
  2. 2. amount to; be tantamount to
    这等于拒绝执行命令。
    This is tantamount to refusal to carry out orders.
    抓而不紧，等于不抓。
    Not to grasp firmly is not to grasp at all.
    你的话等于是要我难堪。
    懈怠等于给对手创造机会。

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

等于 [děngyú]
  1. 1. 动 表示两个或多个数值相等
    三加五等于八
  2. 2. 动 几乎相同;跟……没有两样
    不去争取,就等于放弃
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Examples

一公里等于二华里。
One kilometre is equal to two li. → 等于
抓而不紧，等于不抓。
Not to grasp firmly is not to grasp at all. → 等于
我在物理学方面的知识，几乎等于零。
My knowledge of physics is practically nil. → 几乎
四乘六等于几?
What's four times six? → 几
我在这方面的知识几乎等于零。
My knowledge of the subject is practically nil. → 零
向西方学习不等于全盘西化。
To learn from the West does not mean to be completely westernized. → 西化
背弃自己的看法就等于投降。 → 背弃
无罪不等于无责。 → 无罪
一公斤等于两市斤。 → 等于
二十四小时减去三小时二十分等于多少? → 等于
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Word Decomposition

等
[děng] 		+ 于
[yú]

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