一会儿 yī huì er — a little while; shortly; in a moment
一会儿
yī huì er
Definitions
- a little while; shortly; in a moment
- now... now...; alternately
More definitions
CC-CEDICT
- a moment
- a while
- in a moment
- now...now...
- also pr. [yi1 hui3 r5]
ExtDict
- (口语中也读yīhuǐr)
- 数量词。指很短的时间:~的工夫|咱们歇~
- 数量词。指在很短的时间之内:~厂里还要开会|你妈妈~就回来了|~地上就积起了三四寸厚的雪
- 分别用在两个词或短语的前面,表示两种情况交替:天气~晴~阴丨~刮风,~下雨|他~出,~进,忙个不停。
Examples
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你等一会儿,我马上就来。
Wait a moment; I'll be right there.
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天气一会儿晴,一会儿阴。
The weather alternated between sunny and cloudy.
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他一会儿出,一会儿进,忙个不停。
He kept going in and out, busy nonstop.