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一会

yī huì · yi hui

Traditional 一會

Meaning

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  1. a moment
  2. a while
  3. in a moment
  4. also pr. [yī huǐ]
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In a conversation

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Just a moment

  1. Dengdeng

    走(zǒu)吧(ba)，我们(wǒmen)去(qù)吃饭(chīfàn)！

    Let's go eat!

  2. Liangliang

    等(děng)我(wǒ)一会(yīhuì)，我(wǒ)回(huí)个(gè)消息(xiāoxi)。

    Wait for me a moment. I'll answer a message.

  3. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，我(wǒ)在(zài)门口(ménkǒu)等(děng)你(nǐ)一会(yīhuì)。

    OK, I'll wait for you at the door for a bit.

  4. Liangliang

    好了(hǎole)好了(hǎole)，我们(wǒmen)走(zǒu)吧(ba)！

    Done, done. Let's go!

  5. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)说(shuō)的(de)一会(yīhuì)，我(wǒ)都(dōu)看完(kànwán)一集(yījí)电视剧(diànshìjù)了(le)。

    Your "a moment"? I've already finished an episode of a show.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)在(zài)这(zhè)里(lǐ)再(zài)待(dāi)一(yí)会(huì)。

I want to stay here longer.

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

02

母(mǔ)亲(qīn)又(yòu)站(zhàn)了(le)一(yí)会(huì)，然(rán)后(hòu)叹(tàn)着(zhe)气(qì)回(huí)到(dào)了(le)自(zì)己(jǐ)的(de)房(fáng)间(jiān)。

My mother stood for awhile, then sighed as she returned to her room.

Tatoeba: Chinese by jiangche · English by francaisr0wlet · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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