一会

一會

yīhuì

phrase #2,397

Meanings

Děng yīhuì, wǒ mǎshàng lái.

Wait a moment, I'll be right there.

Yīhuì xiàyǔ, yīhuì chū tàiyáng.

One moment it rains, the next the sun comes out.

usage

一会 is the informal short form of 一会儿 (yīhuìr). Both mean the same thing, but 一会儿 is more standard in written Chinese and northern speech.

grammar

一会...一会... is a pattern meaning 'one moment... the next moment...' to describe rapid alternation.

一 yī

会 huì