一下？
urbandweller
February 24, 2008 at 07:57 AM posted in General Discussionmy new practical chinese reader says "these characters are used after a verb to indicate a short, quick, random, informal action"
anybody have any other good advice or examples of how exactly this works? Are there any c-pod lessons i can check out that use 一下？
-亚当
sebastian
February 24, 2008 at 09:57 AM
Yes, one meaning of 一下 is "a while" or "once". Another meaning is "try" or "attempt" and that can be used for mild suggestions. A third meaning is "all of a sudden" or "at once". For example: 孩子一下从房子里跑出来.
RJ
February 24, 2008 at 09:35 AM
我出去一下 - I go out for a little while.
More a description of degree than a softening I think.
urbandweller
February 24, 2008 at 08:10 AM
so you could say that 一下 softens the tone of of a request...so that it dosen't sound so damanding...dosen't the particle "ba" have the same function?
sebastian
February 24, 2008 at 08:06 AM
I usually use 一下 to make mild suggestions. For example:
看一下 - have a look!
试一下 - try it!
我来介绍一下 - let me introduce...
cassielin
February 25, 2008 at 01:55 PMWhen you want someone to smile ,you can say
笑一下xiao4 yi1xia4 笑=smile
If you want to do some warming up before a race, you can 跑一下pao3 yi1xia4 跑=run
If you want to know /test the flexibility of the athletic shoes, you can跳一下tiao4 yi1xia4 跳=jump
If someone get in your way, you can say （请）让一下（qing3）rang4 yi1xia4 让=move
If you want someone to explain something, you can say 你能解释一下吗？=Can you explain it?
解释一下jie3shi4 yi1xia4 解释=explain
Hope it can help.
cassie o(∩_∩)o