to wait
→
to need
1 realization
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
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Comment
| NEW Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Mandarin Chinese | |
| lexeme | děng (等) | |
| meaning 1 | to wait | Děng tā bàntiān (等他半天) to wait him a long time |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | to demand, to need | Děng huíxìn (等回信) to wait for an answer (about the letter) |
| reference | BKRS | |
| comment | ||