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一会儿

yī huì r

HSK 2

Meaning

  • a moment
  • a while
  • in a moment
  • now...now...
  • also pr. [yi1 hui3 r5]

Definition

指很短的一段时间;片刻。

A short period of time; a moment.

Usage

用于表示时间短暂,常与‘等’、‘休息’等动词搭配,也可重叠为‘一会儿一会儿’表示交替动作。

Used to indicate a brief period of time, often with verbs like 'wait' or 'rest'; can be reduplicated as '一会儿一会儿' to indicate alternating actions.

Examples

  • 1 请稍等一会儿,我马上就来。 (Please wait a moment, I'll be right there.)
  • 2 他休息了一会儿,感觉好多了。 (He rested for a while and felt much better.)
  • 3 天气一会儿一会儿阴,变化无常。 (The weather is sunny one moment and cloudy the next, very changeable.)
  • 4 我们出去走一会儿吧。 (Let's go out for a walk for a while.)
  • 5 一会儿一会儿笑,情绪很不稳定。 (She cries one moment and laughs the next, her mood is very unstable.)

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