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不一会儿
HSK 2 (2021)

不一会儿 (bùyīhuìr) · before long

不一会儿 (bùyīhuìr) means “before long; in a little while”. It is written with 4 characters: 不 (not) + 一 (one) + 会 (can) + 儿 (child). It is an HSK 2 word in the 2021 standard.

How 不一会儿 is built

The characters

不 bù · not

What 不 is made of

Origin hint: A bird flying toward the sky 一 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

一 yī · one

What 一 is made of

一 is not built from smaller parts; it is written with 1 strokes.

Origin hint: Represents heaven (天), earth (旦), or the number 1 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

会 huì · can

What 会 is made of

Origin hint: People 人 speaking 云 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

儿 ér · child

What 儿 is made of

Origin hint: Simplified form of 兒, a picture of a child; compare 人 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

Example sentences

不一会儿,雨就停了。Bù yīhuìr, yǔ jiù tíng le.Before long, the rain stopped.
他不一会儿就回来了。Tā bù yīhuìr jiù huílái le.He came back in a little while.

Questions about 不一会儿

What does 不一会儿 mean?

不一会儿 (bùyīhuìr) means “before long; in a little while”.

How do you pronounce 不一会儿?

不一会儿 is pronounced bùyīhuìr.

Which HSK level is 不一会儿?

不一会儿 is in HSK 2 (2021).

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Learn 不一会儿 with its group

It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 44: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.

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