How to Say ‘A little bit / for a moment’ in Traditional Chinese
一下
yī xià
[ee shya]
💬 Usage Tip: After a verb, [一下] often makes the request sound lighter, like [just] or [for a moment], not literally [one time]. You'll hear it everywhere in polite everyday speech: [看一下] ([take a quick look]), [等一下] ([wait a moment]).
Phrase Breakdown
一下
yī xià
[ee shya]
a bit; for a moment
A softening phrase that makes a request sound more polite and casual.
麻煩你等一下，我想看一下地圖。
Please wait a moment; I want to look at the map.
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