used after a verb to indicate the short-term, randomness or casualness of an action) (quant.)
HSK 2
Traditional
一下 (unaltered)
Radicals
Stroke order
Examples
请你等一下。 Qǐng nǐ děng yīxià. - Please wait a moment.
我只是想问一下。 Wǒ zhǐshì xiǎng wèn yīxià. - I just want to ask a question.
你能等我一下吗？ Nǐ néng děng wǒ yīxià ma? - Can you wait for me for a moment?
我们稍等一下。 Wǒmen shāo děng yīxià. - Let us wait for a moment.
他进来一下就出去了。 Tā jìnlái yīxià jiù chūqùle. - He came in for a moment and then left.
Characters
下 xià - down; below | HSK 1
一 yī - one; once; first; structural word between two of the same verb; as soon as; throughout | HSK 1