等一下 – vocab dash

等一下děngyīxià

Meanings

1. to wait a moment

2. later

3. in awhile

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Examples13

等一下děngyīxià… 我wǒ觉得juéde你nǐ应该yīnggāi跟gēn他们tāmen一起yīqǐ去qù。

Wait a minute… I think you should go with them.

在zài这zhè等一下děngyīxià，等děng我wǒ回来huílai。

Wait a while, I'll be right back.

请qǐng叫jiào他tā等一下děngyīxià。

Please tell him to wait.

等一下děngyīxià再zài打电话dǎdiànhuà给gěi你nǐ，可以kěyǐ吗ma？

Let me call you back later, OK?

在zài车chē里lǐ等一下děngyīxià。

Wait for a bit in the car.

现在xiànzài有点yǒudiǎn慢màn，能néng不能bùnéng等一下děngyīxià？

It's a bit slow, can you wait for a bit?