How to Say ‘For a very short while’ in Traditional Chinese
一下下
yī xià xià
[yíxiàxià]
💬 Usage Tip: Repeating 下 makes 一下 sound even shorter and cuter. Note that 一 is read (yí) here, because it comes before the falling tone of 下 (xià).
Phrase Breakdown
一下下
yī xià xià
[yíxiàxià]
just a very short moment
Reduplicated, cute form of 一下, stressing brevity.
等我一下下。
Wait for me just a sec.
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