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How to Say ‘I'll take it off in a bit.’ in Traditional Chinese

我等等就撕掉。

wǒ děng děng jiù sī diào

[wo děngděng jyoh sīdiào]

Phrase Breakdown

我等等

wǒ děng děng

I, in a moment

等等 (děng děng) means 'in a little while' in Taiwanese Mandarin. The second 等 is often said lightly.

Example

我等等再打給你。

I'll call you again in a bit.

Words in this phrase

我

wǒ

[wo]

I; me

The first-person pronoun used to talk about yourself.

Example

我想多了解你們公司的制度，所以先自我介紹。

I want to learn more about your company’s system, so I’ll introduce myself first.

等等

děng děng

[děngděng]

in a moment; later

Colloquial for a little while later.

Example

我等等打給你。

I'll call you in a bit.

就撕掉。

jiù sī diào

will tear it off

就 here means 'then / right away.' 撕掉 (sī diào) means 'tear off.' 撕 is first tone.

Example

這張貼紙可以撕掉。

This sticker can be torn off.

Words in this phrase

就

jiù

[jyoh]

just; then; simply

A flexible adverb that often means 'just' or emphasizes a simple or immediate choice.

Example

一杯啤酒就可以了。

Just one beer is fine.

撕掉

sī diào

[sīdiào]

tear off

To rip something off or away.

Example

他把海報撕掉了。

He tore the poster off.

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