yī​xià

a bit

一下 yī​xià
a bit numeral
Used after a verb to indicate a brief duration, to soften the tone, or to suggest trying something out.

一下

qǐng děng yī​xià.

Please wait a moment.

suddenly numeral
All at once or in a very short period of time.

It was a clear, cloudless sky just a moment ago, then all of a sudden, it started pouring rain.

Frequency

Movie subtitles
810.0 per million appears in 92% of films
Written text
315.1 per million

Details

HSK 2.0
Level 2

Sources

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