不一会儿

不一會兒

bùyīhuìr

adverb HSK 2 #35,926

Meanings

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

Bù yīhuìr, tā jiù huílái le.

Before long, he came back.

Bù yīhuìr, yǔ tíng le.

In a short while, the rain stopped.

Bù yīhuìr, fàn jiù zuò hǎo 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