Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

一会儿 [yíhuìr]

1. 1. a little while; while; sec;minute

   天还没晚呢，再坐一会儿吧！

   咱们歇一会儿。

   Let's rest for a while.

2. 2. in a moment; presently

   北京的沙尘暴实在是太严重了，才过了这么一会儿，整个天都阴了下来。

   我再写一会儿就大功告成了。

   一会儿地上就积起了一层雪。

   Soon the ground was covered with a layer of snow.

   我一会儿就来。

   I'll be coming in a moment. or I won't be a minute.

3. 3. now...now...; one moment...the next...

   你一会儿说是这个，一会儿说是那个，你究竟要我怎么相信你啊？

   天气一会儿晴一会儿阴。

   The weather is now clear, now cloudy.