A 等于 B (equals / amounts to)
Two plus two, and beyond
- A to equal等于 B = "A equals / amounts to B".
- 二加two二to equal等于four四 = "2 + 2 = 4."
- Figuratively: not不to reply回答to equal等于to agree同意 = "not answering amounts to agreeing."
A to equal等于 B
- to equal等于 sets A and B as equal in value or effect.
two二plus加two二equals等于four四。
- 二加two二to equal等于four四 = "two plus two equals four."
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A 等于 B equates two things — numbers, or matters that amount to the same.
Practice
Two plus two equals four: 二加二 ____ 四。
A 等于 B = A equals B: 二加二等于四.
Practice
等于 can be used for both maths and figurative meaning.
Yes — 二加二等于四; 不说等于默认.
Recap
Key idea
- A to equal等于 B — "A equals / amounts to B"
- 二加two二to equal等于four四 · not不to reply回答to equal等于to agree同意
- Works for maths and for figurative "amounts to"
Read the full reference: HSK 5 grammar — Sentence patterns.
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不回答等于同意 means…
等于 works figuratively too: amounts to / is the same as.