待会儿

待會兒

dāihuìr

adverb HSK 6 #3,691

Meanings

Wait a moment — in just a little while.

待会儿见！

Dāihuìr jiàn!

See you in a moment!

你待会儿有空吗？

Nǐ dāihuìr yǒukòng ma?

Will you be free in a little while?

我待会儿给你打电话。

Wǒ dāihuìr gěi nǐ dǎdiànhuà.

I'll call you in a bit.

待会儿我们一起去吃饭吧。

Dāihuìr wǒmen yīqǐ qù chīfàn ba.

Let's go eat together in a little while.

grammar

待 here is pronounced dāi (1st tone), not dài. This is one of the few cases where 待 uses the 1st tone reading.

usage

Very common in spoken Chinese. Variants: 等会儿 (děng huìr) and 一会儿 (yī huìr) are similar in meaning.

待 dài

会 huì

儿 ér