Using "dengyu" to express "equal to" (Redirected from ASGB449A) Level B2 Similar to Used for Expressing to come from Keywords 等与, 等 Translations equal to, equivalent to This article is a stub. Editors can help the Chinese Grammar Wiki by expanding it. The word 等于 (děngyú) a in "A 等于 B" expresses that A "is equal" to or "corresponds to" B. However, scenario B is most likely not a scenario or situation that a person intentionally wanted or created for scenario A. Contents 1 Structure 1.1 Examples 2 Sources and further reading 2.1 Books Structure A, 等于 B Examples 今天吃了炸鸡，等于白跑步了. I ate fried chicken today is like running for no reason. 你告诉小王就等于把秘密告诉了大家. Telling Xiao Wang your secret is equivalent to telling everyone your secret. 浪费时间等于浪费生命. Wasting your time is wasting your life. Sources and further reading Books Anything Goes (无所不谈) (pp. 149) →buy