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一会儿

yīhuìr

a moment; a while

Usage note

一会儿用来表示短暂的时间，可以用于描述等待片刻或者休息一下。

yīhuìr lái yòng bǎo shí biǎn duǎn de shí jiān, kě yǐ yòng wéi miáo shù děng dài piàn kè huò xiū xi yīxià.

一会儿 is used to indicate a short period of time. It can be used to describe waiting for a moment or taking a break.

Context note

一会儿常用于日常对话中，比如等待某人或者短暂休息。

yīhuìr cháng yòng yú rì cháng huà huà zhōng, bǐ 如 例 子 děng dài mǒu rén huò duǎn zhàn xiū.

一会儿 is often used in daily conversations, such as waiting for someone or taking a short break.

5 examples

妈妈让我等一会儿。
mā ma ràng wǒ děng yí huì er。
Mom tells me to wait for a moment.
我们休息一会儿再开始工作。
wǒ men xiū xi yí huì er zài kāi shǐ gōng zuò。
Let's take a short break before we start working.
请稍等一会儿。
qǐng shāo děng yí huì er。
Please wait for a moment.
我等你一会儿。
wǒ děng nǐ yí huì er。
I'll wait for you for a while.
我们再玩一会儿吧。
wǒ men zài wán yí huì er ba。
Let's play for a little longer.

5 mini stories

爸爸说等一会儿就带我去公园。
bà ba shuō děng yí huì er jiù dài wǒ qù gōng yuán。
Dad said he would take me to the park after a while.
妈妈让我做了一会儿作业，然后去睡觉。
mā ma ràng wǒ zuò le yí huì er zuò yè， rán hòu qù shuì jiào。
Mom asked me to do my homework for a while, then go to bed.
我们等一会儿再出发吧。
wǒ men děng yí huì er zài chū fā ba。
Let's wait for a moment before we start our journey.
姐姐说她一会儿就回来。
jiě jie shuō tā yí huì er jiù huí lái。
Sister said she would come back after a while.
我们休息了一会儿，然后继续学习。
wǒ men xiū xi le yí huì er， rán hòu jì xù xué xí。
We took a short break, then continued our studies.

Mini dialogue

等一会儿

A
妈妈，我们可以去公园吗？
Māma, wǒmen kěyǐ qù gōngyuán ma?
Mom, can we go to the park?
B
等一会儿，我做完饭就去。
Děng yīhuìr, wǒ zuò wán fàn jiù qù.
Wait a moment, I will go after I finish cooking.

休息一会儿

A
我累了，想休息一会儿。
Wǒ lèi le, xiǎng xiūxi yīhuìr.
I am tired, I want to rest for a while.
B
好的，我们休息一会儿再走。
Hǎo de, wǒmen xiūxi yīhuìr zài zǒu.
Okay, let's rest for a while before we go.

Related words and contrasts

similar
一下
yī xià
a short while; a bit

Used after a verb to indicate a brief action

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马上
mǎ shàng
right away; immediately

Indicates something will happen very soon

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