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一会儿 (一會兒)

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  • [yíhuìr]
  • Variant : 一会
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一会儿 [yíhuìr]
  1. 1. a little while; while; sec;minute
    咱们歇一会儿
    Let's rest for a while.
  2. 2. in a moment; presently
    一会儿地上就积起了一层雪。
    Soon the ground was covered with a layer of snow.
    一会儿就来。
    I'll be coming in a moment. or I won't be a minute.
  3. 3. now...now...; one moment...the next...
    天气一会儿一会儿阴。
    The weather is now clear, now cloudy.

Examples

一会儿这样,一会儿那样
now one way, now another
病人的哼哼声,一会儿大,一会儿小。
他的情绪真邪门儿,一会儿哭,一会儿笑。
一会儿一会儿笑。
一会儿一会儿热。
一会儿这么着,一会儿那么着。
湿衣服搁在热炕上,一会儿就炮干了。
Put the damp clothes on a hot kang and they'll soon dry.
他沉默了一会儿又继续说下去。
After a moment's silence he went on.
他沉吟了一会儿才去打电话。
He hesitated for a while before he made the phone call.

Word Decomposition


[yī]
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[huì]
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