一会儿yí huìra moment

1. 1.

   a momentquantity

2. 2.

   a whilequantity

3. 3.

   in a momentadverb

• 一one
• 会(bound form) a moment
• 儿retroflex final

一会儿 can follow a verb for a moment or a while, as in 等一会儿, and it can come before 就来 to mean in a moment.

1. HSK 2

   请等一会儿。

   Qǐng děng yíhuìr.

   Please wait a moment.

2. HSK 1

   我想休息一会儿。

   Wǒ xiǎng xiūxi yíhuìr.

   I want to rest for a while.

3. HSK 2

   我一会儿就来。

   Wǒ yíhuìr jiù lái.

   I will come in a moment.

4. HSK 1

   我们坐一会儿，好吗？

   Wǒmen zuò yíhuìr, hǎo ma?

   Let's sit for a while, OK?

1. 
   Speaker A:

   你到了吗？我在门口。

   Nǐ dào le ma? Wǒ zài ménkǒu.

   Have you arrived? I'm at the door.

2. 
   Speaker B:

   还没有，你等我一会儿。

   Hái méiyǒu, nǐ děng wǒ yíhuìr.

   Not yet. Wait for me a while.

3. 
   Speaker A:

   好，外面有点儿冷。

   Hǎo, wàimiàn yǒudiǎnr lěng.

   Okay. It's a bit cold outside.

4. 
   Speaker B:

   你先去旁边的店里吧，我十分钟就到。

   Nǐ xiān qù pángbiān de diàn lǐ ba, wǒ shí fēnzhōng jiù dào.

   Go into the shop next door first. I'll be there in ten minutes.

1. 1.Fill in the blank: 请等___。(Please wait a moment.)

   A一会儿B比较C城市
2. 2.Which sentence means "I will come in a moment"?

   A我一会儿就来。B我在家。C他很大。
3. 3.Fill in the blank: 我想休息___。(I want to rest for a while.)

   A一会儿B经常C见面

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Related words

• 一下yí xià(after a verb) a bit; a littleHSK 1
• 等děngto wait for; to awaitHSK 2
• 分钟fēn zhōngminuteHSK 1
• 现在xiàn zàinow; at present; currentlyHSK 1
• 时间shí jiān(concept of) time; (duration of) time; (point in) timeHSK 1
• 马上mǎ shàngat onceHSK 3

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