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等一下。
。 Wait a moment.Practice path
Make this line survive without the page.
Start with the sound, then answer the authored recall prompts for this exact line. No browsing through the whole quiz set.
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Current move
Hear it cold Listen first, then choose the Mandarin line before reading the page again. 01 Hear it cold
Listen first, then choose the Mandarin line before reading the page again.
Next等一下。 02 What does 等一下 mean?It asks for a short pause.
PracticeWait a moment. 03 Fill the pinyin for 等一下。一 changes to yí before the fourth tone 下.
Practiceděng yí xià. 04 How do you make 等一下 more polite?请 adds please.
Practice请等一下。Scene
When to use it
Asking someone to pause briefly while you check, move, or think.
Risk
safe
It can sound abrupt if said sharply to a stranger. Add 请 for more politeness.
Literal
Wait one moment.
等一下 is a survival phrase. It buys time without forcing beginners into complex grammar.
Mini dialogue
Hear the social move.
Play both lines, then say the second line without looking.
Contrast
Do not blur these together.
Recall prompts
Check whether it survived.
02 · Fill the pinyin for 等一下。
Answer: děng yí xià.
一 changes to yí before the fourth tone 下.
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