一会儿 (一會兒)
yī huì r5
Pinyin

Definition

一会儿 (一會兒)
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yī huì r5
  1. a moment
  2. a while
  3. in a moment
  4. now...now...
  5. also pr. [yī huǐ r5]

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

一
yī
  1. 1 one
  2. 2 1
  3. 3 single
  4. 4 a (article)
  5. 5 as soon as
  6. 6 entire
  7. 7 whole
  8. 8 all
  9. 9 throughout
  10. 10 "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
  11. 11 also pr. [yāo] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
一下
yī xià
  1. 1 (used after a verb) give it a go
  2. 2 to do (sth for a bit to give it a try)
  3. 3 one time
  4. 4 once
  5. 5 in a while
  6. 6 all of a sudden
  7. 7 all at once
一起
yī qǐ
  1. 1 in the same place
  2. 2 together
  3. 3 with
  4. 4 altogether (in total)
第一
dì yī
  1. 1 first
  2. 2 number one
  3. 3 primary
一一
yī yī
  1. 1 one by one
  2. 2 one after another

Idioms (20)

一不做，二不休
yī bù zuò , èr bù xiū
  1. 1 don't do it, or don't rest (idiom); either give up, or go through to the end
  2. 2 Since we started, we must carry it through whatever happens.
  3. 3 in for a penny, in for a pound
一丘之貉
yī qiū zhī hé
  1. 1 jackals of the same tribe (idiom); fig. They are all just as bad as each other.
一之为甚
yī zhī wéi shèn
  1. 1 once is more than enough (idiom)
一干二净
yī gān èr jìng
  1. 1 thoroughly (idiom)
  2. 2 completely
  3. 3 one and all
  4. 4 very clean
一五一十
yī wǔ yī shí
  1. 1 lit. count by fives and tens (idiom); to narrate systematically and in full detail

Sample Sentences

有的，稍等一会儿。
yǒu de ，shāoděng yīhuìr 。
Yes we do, wait a moment please.
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我们再等他一会儿吧。
wǒmen zài děng tā yīhuìr ba 。
Let’s wait for him for a little while more .
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少得意，我给你出一主意啊，你看，咱们坐在安全出口这儿，你可以祈祷一会儿飞机迫降，得使用安全门疏散，那时机多好啊，记得要沉着冷静地帮忙，那空姐一定会被你征服，没有女人不爱英雄。
shǎo déyì ，wǒ gěi nǐ chū yī zhǔyi ā ，nǐ kàn ，zánmen zuò zài ānquán chūkǒu zhèr ，nǐ kěyǐ qídǎo yīhuìr fēijī pòjiàng ，děi shǐyòng ānquánmén shūsàn ，nà shíjī duō hǎo ā ，jìde yào chénzhuó lěngjìng de bāngmáng ，nà kōngjiě yīdìng huì bèi nǐ zhēngfú ，méiyǒu nǚrén bù ài yīngxióng 。
Don’t get big-headed, I’ll give you a tip. Look, let’s sit by the emergency exit, you can pray that the plane will be forced to go down, and that they have to use the emergency exit to evacuate. What an opportunity that would be? Remember to be calm and collected and help out, that air hostess will be putty in your hands. No woman can resist a hero.
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不一会儿，车子在一家服装生产厂门口停下。
bùyīhuìr ，chēzi zài yī jiā fúzhuāng shēngchǎn chǎng ménkǒu tíngxià 。
Not long later, the bus stops at the gate of a clothes factory.
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对对对，你们先聊啊，失陪一会儿，贺总帮忙照顾好我们贾妹妹啊。
duìduìduì ，nǐmen xiān liáo ā ，shīpéi yīhuǐr ，Hè zǒng bāngmáng zhàogu hǎo wǒmen Jiǎ mèimei ā 。
Yes, yes, you two chat, I have to excuse myself for the moment. Mr Manager can you look after little Miss Jia for me?
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那我一会儿给你准备。等你回来我们一起居家隔离吧，这样对其他人比较好。
nà wǒ yīhuǐr gěi nǐ zhǔnbèi 。děng nǐ huílai wǒmen yīqǐ jūjiāgélí ba ，zhèyàng duì qítā rén bǐjiào hǎo 。
Then I'll prepare for you later. Let's quarantine at home together after you arrived home. It's better for other people.
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好的，没有问题，请稍待一会儿。”
hǎo de ，méiyǒu wèntí ，qǐng shāo dài yīhuìr 。”
"Okay, no problem. A moment, please."
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是啊，恐怕得让您再等一会儿了。
shì a ，kǒngpà děi ràng nín zài děng yīhuìr le 。
Yeah, I’m afraid you’ll have to wait for a while.
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那我们一会儿去图书馆吧！
nà wǒmen yīhuìr qù túshūguǎn ba ！
Then let’s go to the library in a bit.
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早上雨停了一会儿，下午又下起来了。
zǎoshang yǔ tíng le yīhuǐr ，xiàwǔ yòu xià qǐlái le 。
The rain stopped in the morning for a while, then in the afternoon it started raining again.
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