稍等一下

shāoděngyīxià

phrase

Meanings

1 please wait a moment
2 hold on a second
3 just a moment

Characters

(brief-action suffix)

Examples

稍等一下，我马上就好。

Shāoděng yīxià, wǒ mǎshàng jiù hǎo.

Hold on a sec, I'll be done in a minute.

您稍等一下，我帮您查查。

Nín shāoděng yīxià, wǒ bāng nín chá chá.

Please wait a moment, I'll look it up for you.

Tips

usage

稍等一下 adds 一下 ('a bit') to 稍等 for an extra softening beat — very common in customer service. Interchangeable with 等一下 in casual use; 稍等一下 is slightly more polite. For the most formal register, use 请稍候 (qǐng shāo hòu).

Stroke Order

稍 shāo

等 děng

一 yī

下 xià