Chinese word

待会儿

Pronunciation

Pinyindài huìr

Meaning

  • adverbin a little while

Example

我待会儿去超市。wǒ dài huìr qù chāo shì

I am going to the supermarket in a little while.

Illustration for 待会儿 (in a little while)

More examples

我待会儿回来再跟你说。wǒ dài huìr huí lái zài gēn nǐ shuō

I'll tell you when I come back later.

Core concept

The word places an event on the near side of the future, after now but before a long wait.

Common phrases

  • 待会儿见面dài huìr jiàn miàn

    meet later

  • 待会儿回来dài huìr huí lái

    come back later

  • 待会儿联系dài huìr lián xì

    contact later

Similar words

一会儿yí huìr: Shows that something will start soon, after only a short time.
等会儿děng huìr: Shows that something will start once a little waiting has passed.
稍后shāo hòu: Refers to a point a little later than the present moment.
马上mǎ shàng: Shows that something will happen nearly at once, with almost no waiting.

Definition in Chinese

用来表示从现在起过一小段时间以后发生的动作或情况，时间感比“以后”更接近当前的短期未来。yòng lái biǎo shì cóng xiàn zài qǐ guò yì xiǎo duàn shí jiān yǐ hòu fā shēng de dòng zuò huò qíng kuàng shí jiān gǎn bǐ yǐ hòu gèng jiē jìn dāng qián de duǎn qī wèi lái

Word origin

待 (dài, "wait for") + 会儿 (huìr, "a short while") forms a time expression for what happens after a brief wait.

Usage tips

  • In conversation, this word often leaves the exact minute unstated, so a specific clock time is clearer when plans depend on precision.

Other meanings

  • lateradverb

Opposites

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