一会儿

一會兒

yīhuìr

phrase HSK 2 #927

Meanings

1 a moment
2 a while
3 in a moment

Characters

a moment; meeting

Literally 'one meeting's worth of time' — a brief moment.

Examples

请等一会儿。

Qǐng děng yīhuìr.

Please wait a moment.

我一会儿就来。

Wǒ yīhuìr jiù lái.

I'll be there in a moment.

他休息了一会儿。

Tā xiūxi le yīhuìr.

He rested for a while.

Tips

grammar

一会儿…一会儿… means 'one moment...the next moment...' to describe switching between actions: 他一会儿看书，一会儿看手机 'He reads a book one minute, then checks his phone the next.'

Stroke Order

一 yī

会 huì

儿 ér