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Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary
- 一下
[yíxià]
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1.
副
表示动作发生、完成得极快
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这么复杂的技术，你一下就掌握了。
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多年的老大难问题，一下都给解决了。
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量
用在动词后作虚化补语，表尝试态，有试着做或略微的意思，也说一下子。
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去一下。
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尝一下。
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讨论一下。
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Examples
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你抓住桄子，一下一下的往怀里带，风筝一会儿就能飞起来。
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You hold the reel and pull it towards yourself continuously. After a while, the kite will fly into the sky.
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在出发之前咱们先聚齐一下，点一下名！
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Before starting off, let's get together and call the roll.
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他吧嗒了一下嘴。一声也不言语。
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He smacked his lips but did not utter a word.
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他被树根绊了一下。
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He stumbled over the root of a tree.
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你帮我翻译一下这首诗好吗？
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Will you please help me to translate this poem?
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帮忙把这封信寄一下好吗？
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Will you do me a favour and mail this letter?
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把译文和原文比较一下
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check the translation against the original
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把画拿去裱一下
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Go and have the painting mounted.
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这件事你先去调查一下，不忙表态。
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Don't be in a hurry to say what you think about this. First find out the facts.
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nciku Note
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A conveyor of frequency
A conveyor of frequency, which denotes the number of times an action takes place, is formed by placing after a verb a numeral and a measure word for action.
(1) 我去过一次。
(2) 他问过两次，都没有得到答案。
"一下儿" yíxiàr as a conveyor of frequency and denotes not only the frequency of an action, but also the shortness in the duration of that action. Moreover, it usually carries a casual undertone.
(1) 给你看一下儿。
(2) 他让你过去一下儿。
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