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
- 一 — horizontal stroke
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
- 人rén — person
- 云yún — cloud
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 厶sī — private
- 二 — two strokes
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
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乚 — hook stroke
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
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).
Related words
- 不大bùdànot very
- 不对bùduìwrong
- 不客气bùkèqiyou are welcome
- 不用bùyòngno need
- 对不起duìbuqǐsorry
- 是不是shìbushìis it or not
- 不错bùcuònot bad
- 不但bùdànnot only (... but also ...)
- 不够bùgòunot enough
- 不过bùguòbut
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 44: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.