等一下
děng yī xià
Pinyin

Definition

等一下
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děng yī xià
  1. to wait a moment
  2. later
  3. in awhile

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
一样
yī yàng
  1. 1 same
  2. 2 like
  3. 3 equal to
  4. 4 the same as
  5. 5 just like
一起
yī qǐ
  1. 1 in the same place
  2. 2 together
  3. 3 with
  4. 4 altogether (in total)
下
xià
  1. 1 down
  2. 2 downwards
  3. 3 below
  4. 4 lower
  5. 5 later
  6. 6 next (week etc)
  7. 7 second (of two parts)
  8. 8 to decline
  9. 9 to go down
  10. 10 to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc)
  11. 11 measure word to show the frequency of an action

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

等一下！我们点的不是啤酒吗？怎么喝起来有百香果的味道？是不是送错了？
děngyīxià ！wǒmen diǎn de búshi píjiǔ ma ？zěnme hē qilai yǒu bǎixiāngguǒ de wèidao ？shìbùshì sòng cuò le ？
Wait a minute! Didn’t we order beer? Why am I getting passion fruit flavours drinking it? Did they bring the wrong order?
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好！我再做四组等一下可以到那一区一块儿深蹲几组。
hǎo ！wǒ zài zuò sì zǔ děngyīxià kěyǐ dào nà yī qū yīkuàir shēndūn jǐ zǔ 。
OK! I’m going to do another four sets, in a bit I can go to that section and do several sets of squats.
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谢谢，谢谢，你们没听说，我是著名的一杯倒，等一下还要开车，我就以茶代酒吧。
xièxie ，xièxie ，nǐmen méi tīngshuō ，wǒ shì zhùmíng yī bēi dǎo ，děng yīxià hái yào kāichē ，wǒ jiù yǐ chá dài jiǔ jiǔbā 。
Thanks, thanks! You didn't hear? I'm renowned for being a one-drink wonder. I have to drive in a bit, so I'll drink tea in place of alcohol.
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不好意思，能不能借我过一下，我想去趟洗手间…等一下好了，空服员像是要送餐了。
bùhǎoyìsi ，néngbùnéng jiè wǒ guò yīxià ，wǒ xiǎng qù tāng xǐshǒujiān …děng yīxià hǎo le ，kōngfúyuán xiàng shì yào sòng cān le 。
Excuse me, could you let me pass? I need to go to the bathroom...actually, I can wait a bit, the flight attendants seem like they are about to serve our meals.
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那你等一下，我先把你封锁。
nà nǐ děng yīxià ，wǒ xiān bǎ nǐ fēngsuǒ 。
Then wait a minute and I'll block you first.
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等一下，为什么只有四只鸡发财？
děng yīxià ，wèishénme zhǐyǒu sì zhī jī fācái ？
Wait a minute. Why is it only four roosters that make their fortunes?
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我还没写，等一下就写。
wǒ hái méi xiě ，děngyīxià jiù xiě 。
I haven’t done it yet, but I will do it later.
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我还没订，我等一下就订。
wǒ hái méi dìng ，wǒ děngyīxià jiù dìng 。
I haven’t reserved one yet, but I will do it later.
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等一下，你说的小方跟我认识的小方是同一个人吗？
děng yīxià ，nǐshuōde Xiǎo Fāng gēn wǒ rènshi de Xiǎo Fāng shì tóng yī ge rén ma ？
Wait a minute, are you talking about the same Xiao Fang that I know?
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