不一会

不一會

bùyīhuì

adverb #42,176

Meanings

1 soon
2 before long
3 in a little while

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Examples

不一会，雨就停了。

Bùyīhuì, yǔ jiù tíng le.

Before long, the rain stopped.

他出门不一会儿就回来了。

Tā chūmén bùyīhuìr jiù huílái le.

He had only been out a short while before he came back.

Tips

usage

Often gets the 儿 suffix in speech: 不一会儿 (bùyīhuìr). Roughly synonymous with 一会儿 (yīhuìr) but with a 'before long, X happened' narrative feel — common in storytelling.

Stroke Order

不 bù

一 yī

会 huì