待会

待會
dāihui
adverb

Meanings

  1. 1 in a moment
  2. 2 in a while
  3. 3 later

Examples

HSK 1
Wǒ xiànzài hěn máng, dāihui zài gěi nǐ huí diànhuà.
I'm busy right now, I'll call you back in a bit.
HSK 2
Dāihuì r jiàn!
See you in a bit!

Tips

mistakes
Pronounce as dāihui, not dàihuì. The 待 takes 1st tone (the 'stay' reading) and the 会 is toneless in this colloquial form. Often written 待会儿 with an erhua suffix in northern Mandarin.
register
Casual spoken word. In writing or formal speech, prefer 一会儿 or 稍后.

Stroke Order

待 dài
会 huì