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一会儿

yī huì r · yi hui r

Traditional 一會兒

HSK 1Old HSK 3

Meaning

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  1. a moment
  2. a while
  3. in a moment
  4. now...now...
  5. also pr. [yī huǐ r]
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  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)好(hǎo)了(le)吗(ma)？我们(wǒmen)要(yào)出门(chūmén)了(le)，

    Are you ready? We're going out.

  2. Dengdeng

    等(děng)一会儿(yīhuìr)，我(wǒ)还(hái)在(zài)找(zhǎo)袜子(wàzi)，

    Wait a moment. I'm still finding my socks.

  3. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)，我(wǒ)坐(zuò)一会儿(yīhuìr)，

    Okay, I'll rest for a moment.

  4. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，我(wǒ)好(hǎo)了(le)！走(zǒu)吧(ba)，

    Okay, I'm ready! Let's go.

  5. Liangliang

    一会儿(yīhuìr)再(zài)走(zǒu)吧(ba)，你(nǐ)穿(chuān)了(le)一(yī)只(zhī)红(hóng)袜子(wàzi)，一(yī)只(zhī)蓝(lán)袜子(wàzi)！

    Let's go in a moment. You're wearing one red sock and one blue sock!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

你(nǐ)看(kàn)起(qǐ)来(lái)累(lèi)了(le)。你(nǐ)该(gāi)歇(xiē)息(xi)一(yí)会(huì)儿(r)了(le)。

You look tired. You should rest a little.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Leolaaziano · English by Narda · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)觉(jué)得(de)你(nǐ)应(yīng)该(gāi)多(duō)休(xiū)息(xi)一(yí)会(huì)儿(r)。

I think you should get more rest.

Tatoeba: Chinese by crescat · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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The characters

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一
yī

one; single

会
huì

can; to have the skill; to know how to; to be likely to; to be sure to

儿
ér

child; son

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