会儿

會兒
huìr
noun #1,663

Meanings

  1. 1 a moment
  2. 2 a while

Examples

Děng yíhuìr.
Wait a moment.
Wǒ xiūxi yíhuìr.
I'll rest for a while.
Tā yíhuìr jiù lái.
He'll be here in a moment.

Tips

usage
会儿 is almost always used with as 一会儿 (yíhuìr). It means a short period of time. Can also be used in the pattern 一会儿...一会儿... meaning 'one moment...the next moment...' to describe something changing.
register
会儿 with erhua is standard in northern Mandarin. In southern speech or writing, you may see 一会 (yíhuì) without the .

Stroke Order

huì
ér