How to Say ‘Wait another ten minutes’ in Traditional Chinese
再等十分鐘
zài děng shí fēn zhōng
[dzeye děng shí fen jong]
💬 Usage Tip: Here 再 means "more, another", placed before the action. 再等一下 means "wait a little more".
Phrase Breakdown
再等
zài děng
wait (some more)
再 (zài) means 'again' or 'more'. 等 (děng) means 'wait'. Together they mean 'wait a bit longer'.
請再等一下。
Please wait a little longer.
Words in this phrase
再
zài
[dzeye]
again; further
Indicates doing something one more time or continuing further.
我們可以再多聊一點。
We can talk a little more.
等
děng
[děng]
to wait
To stay in one place until a certain time or event.
我在等車。
I am waiting for the bus.
十分鐘
shí fēn zhōng
ten minutes
十 (shí) means 'ten'. 分鐘 (fēnzhōng) means 'minutes'. 分 and 鐘 are both high, level first tones.
走路十分鐘。
It's a ten-minute walk.
Words in this phrase
十
shí
[shí]
ten
The number ten.
餅乾有十塊。
There are ten cookies.
分鐘
fēn zhōng
[fen jong]
minute
分鐘 is the time unit 'minute.'
我等了十分鐘。
I waited for ten minutes.
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