Chinese symbol for “moment”
一会
yī huì
Traditional: 一會
a moment; a while; in a moment; also pr. [yi1 hui3]
The closest CC-CEDICT match for moment is 一会 (yī huì), defined as: a moment; a while; in a moment; also pr. [yi1 hui3].
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “moment”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 一会儿 (一會兒) | yī huì r | a moment; a while |
| 会 (會) | huì | can; to have the skill; to know how to; to be likely to; to be sure to |
| 一刹那 (一剎那) | yī chà nà | a moment; an instant |
| 时候 (時候) | shí hou | time; length of time |
| 会儿 (會兒) | huì r | (coll.) a short while; a moment |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 一会.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 一个 (一個) | yī ge | a; an; one; the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc) |
| 一些 | yī xiē | some; a few; a little; (following an adjective) slightly ...er |
| 一样 (一樣) | yī yàng | same; like |
| 一定 | yī dìng | surely; certainly; definitely; fixed; settled |
| 一起 | yī qǐ | (in) the same place; together; in company (with) |
| 一直 | yī zhí | straight (in a straight line); continuously; always; all the way through |
| 社会 (社會) | shè huì | society |
| 不会 (不會) | bù huì | improbable; unlikely |
See also: Japanese symbol for “moment”.
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