a while; for a short time; now... now...
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Meanings
3 senses · 9 examplesnumeral-classifier
a short while; a little bit of time
informalUsed to indicate a brief, non-specific duration. '儿' (ér) is often merged in pronunciation, making it sound like 'yī huìr'.
Zán咱
men们
xiē歇
yī一
huìr会
ba儿
吧
。
Let's rest for a while.
Tā他
yī一
huìr会
de儿
gōng的
fu工
jiù夫
bǎ就
zuò把
yè作
zuò业
wán做
le完
了
。
He finished his homework in just a little while.
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Děng等
wǒ我
yī一
xiǎo小
huìr会
儿
。
Wait for me a little bit.
numeral-classifier
in a little while; shortly
informalUsed to indicate that something will happen very soon.
Mā妈
ma妈
yī一
huìr会
jiù儿
huí就
lái回
le来
了
。
Mom will be back in a little while.
Yī一
huìr会
chǎng儿
lǐ厂
hái里
yào还
kāi要
huì开
会
。
There will be a meeting at the factory shortly.
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Yī一
huìr会
dì儿
shàng地
jiù上
jī就
qǐ积
le起
hòu了
hòu厚
de厚
xuě的
雪
。
In a short while, thick snow had accumulated on the ground.
adverb
now... now...; alternately; intermittently
Used before two contrasting words or phrases to indicate rapid alternation between two states or actions.
Tiān天
qì气
yī一
huìr会
qíng儿
yī晴
，
huìr一
yīn会
儿
阴
。
The weather is now sunny, now cloudy.
Tā他
yī一
huìr会
chū儿
yī出
，
huìr一
jìn会
máng儿
gè进
，
bù忙
tíng个
不
停
。
He kept going in and out, busy non-stop.
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Bǎo宝
bao宝
yī一
huìr会
kū儿
yī哭
，
huìr一
xiào会
儿
笑
。
The baby is crying one moment and laughing the next.