待会儿

待會兒

dāihuìr

adverb HSK 6 #3,691

Meanings

Wait a moment — in just a little while.

Dāi huìr jiàn!

See you in a moment!

Nǐ dāi huìr yǒu kòng ma?

Will you be free in a little while?

Wǒ dāi huìr gěi nǐ dǎ diànhuà.

I'll call you in a bit.

Dāi huìr wǒmen yīqǐ qù chīfàn ba.

Let's go eat together in a little while.

grammar

待 here is pronounced dāi (1st tone), not dài. This is one of the few cases where 待 uses the 1st tone reading.

usage

Very common in spoken Chinese. Variants: 等会儿 (děng huìr) and 一会儿 (yī huìr) are similar in meaning.

待 dài

会 huì

儿 ér