HSK 1 · Telling time

一会儿

yí huìr

a moment; a while

Stroke order of 一会儿

3 characters, 9 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

一 · 1 strokes 会 · 6 strokes儿 · 2 strokes

Memory trick

One '一' quick meeting '会' with a child '儿' only lasts a moment.

Parts: 一 one + 会 meet; moment (人 + 云) + 儿 child; -r suffix

The characters in 一会儿

一 yī — one (1 strokes)
会 huì — can; know how to; will (6 strokes)

Example sentence

请你等一会儿。

Please wait a moment.

Words with 一

一one 一半half 一些some; a few 有一些some; a little 一边at the same time; side 一样the same; alike 一点儿a little 一起together 一块儿together 一下儿(once; a bit)一生all one's life 不一会儿in a short while 一直always; straight 一般ordinary; generally 一路平安have a safe trip 一路顺风bon voyage 一共altogether 一部分a part

Words with 会

开会to have a meeting 会can; know how to; will 那会儿at that time 不一会儿in a short while 机会chance; opportunity 晚会evening party 音乐会concert 会员member (of a club)会议meeting; conference 体会to realize; understanding 演唱会concert 社会society

Words with 儿

没事儿it's OK; never mind 儿子son 女儿daughter 小孩儿child 男孩儿boy 女孩儿girl 哪儿where 这儿here 那儿there 面条儿noodles 好玩儿fun; interesting 玩儿to play; to have fun 一点儿a little 一块儿together 一下儿(once; a bit)笑话儿joke 那会儿at that time 不一会儿in a short while

More words: Telling time

上午morning (before noon)下午afternoon 中午noon 早上early morning 晚上evening 白天daytime 点o'clock; a little 分fen (1/100 yuan); point 小时hour 时间time 时候time; moment (when...)现在now 半天half a day; a long time 半年half a year 日期date

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