How to Say ‘Wait for me a moment’ in Simplified Chinese
等我一下
děng wǒ yī xià
[dung waw ee-shyah]
💬 Usage Tip: 一下 after an action makes it short and casual, softening a request. Here 一 is said (yí) because it comes before the falling tone of 下: (yí xià).
Phrase Breakdown
等
děng
[dung]
to wait; to wait for
Means to wait for a person, time, event, or thing.
我们先等比赛开始。
Let's first wait for the match to start.
我
wǒ
[waw]
me
First person pronoun used as the object, referring to the speaker.
这个发展机会很适合我。
This development opportunity suits me very well.
一下
yī xià
[ee-shyah]
a bit; for a moment
Softens a request and makes it sound more polite or casual.
请您留一下姓名和人数。
Please leave your name and number of people.
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