不一会儿

不一會兒

bùyīhuìr

adverb HSK 2 #35,926

Meanings

Literally 'not even a moment' — meaning very quickly.

不一会儿，他就回来了。

Bùyīhuìr, tā jiù huílái le.

Before long, he came back.

不一会儿，雨停了。

Bùyīhuìr, yǔ tíng le.

In a short while, the rain stopped.

不一会儿，饭就做好了。

Bùyīhuìr, fàn jiù zuòhǎo le.

Before long, the food was ready.

grammar

Often used with 就 to emphasize that something happened quickly: 不一会儿……就……

usage

Mostly used in narration to describe a short passage of time.

不 bù

一 yī

会 huì

儿 ér