等人

wait for someone

→ 等
phrase Rare #18,683
wait for someone In other contexts, 等人 can mean “and others” when it follows a list of people.
CH: 我在门口等人。
EN: I’m waiting for someone at the entrance.

你在等人吗

Are you waiting for someone?

— 天堂电影院 (1988)

火车可是不等人的

The train won't wait for anyone.

— 怒火青春 (1995)

时间是不等人的

Time waits for no one.

— 少林足球 (2001)

我待着等人来帮忙

I'm just waiting here for someone to come help.

— 看不见的客人 (2017)

他没等人邀请便坐了下来。

He sat down without waiting for anyone to invite him.

等人

Waiting for someone

— 阿飞正传 (1990)

这人等时辰,时辰可不能等人

You can wait for the right moment, but time won’t wait for you.

— 一代宗师 (2013)