Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
一会儿
yíhuìr
Description
“一会儿”是说很短的时间，用在很多口语里。
"一会儿" means a very short time and is used in many spoken expressions.
它可以说“过一会儿”，也可以放在两个动作中间，表示一下这个、一下那个。
It can be used as "过一会儿" or placed between two actions to indicate doing this and that briefly.
Meanings
一会儿yíhuìr
a little while; a short time
请等我一会儿。
Please wait for me a moment.
一会儿yíhuìr
in a moment; soon
我一会儿就来。
I'll be right there.
一会儿……一会儿……yíhuìr…… yíhuìr……
now... now...; one moment... the next...
他一会儿哭，一会儿笑。
He cries for a while, then laughs.
Related words
Notes
- Nuance
一会儿 stresses a short duration; 马上 stresses immediacy.
- Form
the 儿 (r) suffix is northern/Beijing style, often dropped as 一会 in the south.
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