for quite a while; for some time
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1 sense · 3 examplesadverb
for quite a while; for quite some time; for ages
informalColloquial expression used to indicate that a considerable amount of time has passed. A variant form is 有会儿 (yǒu huìr). Often used with 可 for emphasis.
Tā他
chū出
qù去
kě可
yǒu有
huì会
zi子
la啦
!
He's been out for quite a while!
Wǒ我
děng等
nǐ你
kě可
yǒu有
huì会
zi子
le了
。
I've been waiting for you for quite some time.
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Zhè这
shì事
fā发
shēng生
kě可
yǒu有
huì会
zi子
le了
,
nǐ你
zěn怎
me么
xiàn现
zài在
cái才
shuō说
?
This happened quite a while ago; why are you only mentioning it now?