HSK Guide

一会儿一會兒 yíhuìr — a little while, a moment

yíhuìr (second tone, rising)yi2hui4r

Traditional: 一會兒

a little while, a moment

HSK 3· HSK 1–4 (classic)nounadverb
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Meanings

  1. a little while, a moment

    A short stretch of time. After a verb it says how long — 等一会儿 "wait a moment"; before a verb it means "in a moment": 我一会儿就来.

    noun

Character breakdown

  • 会會
    huì (fourth tone, falling) kuài (fourth tone, falling)

    to know how to, to be able to (through learning); to be likely to, will; a meeting, a gathering, an association; (kuài) only in 会计, accounting

    6 strokes⿱人云Radical 人
  • 儿兒
    ér (second tone, rising)

    child; son (in 儿子); the retroflex suffix -r written after a noun

    2 strokesRadical 儿

Example sentences

  • 请等一会儿，他马上就来。請等一會兒，他馬上就來。Qǐng (third tone, dipping) děng (third tone, dipping) yíhuìr, (second tone, rising) tā (first tone, high and level) mǎshàng (third tone, dipping) jiù (fourth tone, falling) lái. (second tone, rising)···

    Please wait a moment — he’ll be here right away.

  • 我一会儿去超市买点儿东西。我一會兒去超市買點兒東西。Wǒ (third tone, dipping) yíhuìr (second tone, rising) qù (fourth tone, falling) chāoshì (first tone, high and level) mǎi (third tone, dipping) diǎnr (third tone, dipping) dōngxi. (first tone, high and level)···

    I’ll pop to the supermarket for a few things in a bit.

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