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How to Say ‘Okay, wait for me a moment.’ in Traditional Chinese

好,等我一下。

hǎo děng wǒ yī xià

[hǎo děng wo ee-shyah]

Phrase Breakdown

好,等我

hǎo děng wǒ

OK, wait for me

好 means OK. 等我 means wait for me. Pause briefly after 好.

Example

好,等我五分鐘。

OK, wait for me for five minutes.

Words in this phrase

好

hǎo

[hǎo]

OK; all right

Used at the start of a reply to show agreement or acceptance.

Example

好,我們走吧。

OK, let's go.

等

děng

[děng]

to wait

To stay in one place until a certain time or event.

Example

我在等車。

I am waiting for the bus.

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.

一下。

yī xià

a moment.

一下 means a short while. It softens a request. Say it as yíxià.

Example

你看一下。

Take a look.

Words in this phrase

一下

yī xià

[ee-shyah]

a bit; briefly

一下 softens an action and often means 'for a moment' or 'a little bit.'

Example

我想跟你確認一下時間。

I want to confirm the time with you briefly.

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