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等一下
děng yíxià
Description
"等一下"的意思是请别人等一小会儿，或者告诉别人不要着急。
"等一下" means asking someone to wait a moment or telling someone not to hurry.
我们每天说话的时候常常用它，很口语。
We often use it in daily conversations; it's very colloquial.
Meanings
等一下děng yíxià
wait a moment; hold on
等一下，我马上就来。
Wait a moment, I'll be right there.
等一下děng yíxià
later; in a while
我们等一下再吃饭吧。
Let's eat a little later.
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Notes
- Etymology
等 (wait) + 一下 (a short moment / one time), a common verb-plus-measure structure.
- Nuance
very casual and spoken; 请稍等 is the more polite, formal version.
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