一會兒

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See also: 一会儿

Chinese

one; single; a
one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)
 
 a moment; a while
trad. (一會兒) 一 會兒
simp. (一会儿) 一 会儿

Pronunciation

Noun

一會兒

  1. a little while; soon

Synonyms

Adverb

一會兒

  1. (Mandarin) Erhua form of 一會／一会 (yīhuì, “a little while; a moment”).
    我想眯一會兒。／我想眯一会儿。  ―  Wǒ xiǎng mī yīhuìr.  ―  I'd like to rest my eyes for a little while.
    你不要吵醒他，你讓他多睡一會兒。 [MSC, trad.]
    你不要吵醒他，你让他多睡一会儿。 [MSC, simp.]
    Nǐ bùyào chǎoxǐng tā, nǐ ràng tā duō shuì yīhuìr.
    Don't wake him up — let him sleep a little longer.
    聽完了我的話，老師躊躇了一會兒，才發表他的意見。 [MSC, trad.]
    听完了我的话，老师踌躇了一会儿，才发表他的意见。 [MSC, simp.]
    Tīng wán le wǒ de huà, lǎoshī chóuchú le yīhuìr, cái fābiǎo tā de yìjiàn.
    After hearing me out, my teacher hesitated for a moment before stating his opinion.

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 一會 (“a little while; a moment”)
Variety Location Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 一會
Northeastern Mandarin Harbin 一會兒
Jilu Mandarin Jinan 一會兒, 一忽兒忽兒, 一和兒
Central Plains Mandarin Wanrong 一下下
Xi'an 一會兒, 一下
Xining 一會兒, 一陣
Lanyin Mandarin Yinchuan 一會會子
Ürümqi 一會兒, 一會會兒, 一下子, 一陣陣兒
Southwestern Mandarin Wuhan 一下, 一下子
Guiyang 一下, 一下子, 一下下, 一歇, 一下兒, 一崗崗
Jianghuai Mandarin Nanjing 一刻兒, 一會兒
Cantonese Guangzhou 一陣
Hong Kong 一陣, 一陣間, 陣間, 因間
Dongguan 一陣, 一陣間
Gan Nanchang 一下, 一下子, 一陣家子
Lichuan 一下兒
Pingxiang 一刻仔, 一刻刻仔, 一下
Hakka Meixian 兩下二
Yudu 一下
Huizhou Jixi 一下功夫, 一記功夫
Northern Min Jian'ou 一下仔, 一刻仔, 一陣, 一陣仔
Southern Min Xiamen 目𥍉仔久, 一目𥍉仔久, 一輒仔久, 一睏仔
Xiamen (Tong'an) 一目𥍉仔, 一輒久仔
Quanzhou 一目摔螺, 一仔久, 一下仔, 一陣仔, 一絲仔久
Jinjiang 一步仔
Anxi 一孔久
Yongchun 一下囝, 一陣囝, 一絲仔久
Zhangzhou 目𥍉仔久, 一目𥍉仔久, 一輒仔久, 一仔久, 一米仔久, 一刻仔, 一睏仔, 一喘仔, 搭米久, 搭米仔久
Tainan 一睏仔 GT, 一觸久仔 GT
Manila (Hokkien) 一仔久
Leizhou 一𱓆仔
Southern Pinghua Nanning (Tingzi) 一下子, 一哈子
Wu Shanghai (Chongming) 一陣
Danyang 一下子
Ningbo 一晌
Wenzhou 一下兒
Xiang Changsha 一下, 一下子, 一下下子
Note GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified)

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