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一下

yī xià

HSK 3.0 level 1 2-character word

一下 (yī xià) means "after a verb: quickly, for a moment". It is an HSK 3.0 level 1 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 一下 means

1. (after a verb) a bit; a little (indicating brief duration, or softening the tone, or suggesting giving sth a try)
2. all at once; suddenly

The characters in 一下

• 一yīone; single; a (article)
• 下xiàdown; downwards; below

Example sentences

• 来一下！
  Come here!
• 等一下。
  Wait a moment.
• 等一下！
  Wait!
• 闻一下。
  Smell it.
• 你且等一下
  Just wait a little while.
• 检查一下！
  Check that.

Words starting with 一下

• 一下子yī xià zionce; one time; (following a verb) for a moment; briefly; for a little while; in no time…
• 一下儿yī xià rerhua form of 一下

Words containing 一下

• 等一下děng yī xiàto wait a moment; later; in awhile
• 等一下儿děng yī xià rerhua variant of 等一下

Go deeper

• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read yī xià correctly.
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