Dictionary › 一下子

一下子

yī xià zi

3-character word

What 一下子 means

1. once; one time
2. (following a verb) for a moment; briefly
3. for a little while; in no time; almost immediately
4. all at once; all of a sudden

The characters in 一下子

• 一yīone; single; a (article)
• 下xiàdown; downwards; below
• 子zinoun suffix, as in 椅子

Go deeper

• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read yī xià zi correctly.
• Look up another word in the free dictionary.