A0 · reviewed · real-chinese

等我一下。

Wait for me a second.
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Practice path

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Scene

When to use it

Asking a friend, driver, colleague, or group to wait briefly.

Risk

safe

For a formal service situation, add 麻烦 or 请 before it.

Literal

Wait me a little.

等我一下 is a small but high-frequency chunk. It is useful, polite enough, and easy to reuse.

Examples

Say it inside real sentences.

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01 Wait for me a second. I am coming right away.
02 Sorry, wait for me a second.

Mini dialogue

Hear the social move.

Play both lines, then say the second line without looking.

A Let’s go.
B Wait for me a second.

Contrast

Do not blur these together.

01 Wait a second.
02 Wait for me a second.

Recall prompts

Check whether it survived.

01 · What does 等我一下。 mean?

Answer: Wait for me a second.

等 means wait; 我 marks that they should wait for you.

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02 · Fill the pinyin for 等我一下。

Answer: děng wǒ yí xià

等 and 我 are third tone; 一 changes to yí before 下.

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03 · Which line specifically asks someone to wait for you?

Answer: 等我一下。

等一下 is general; 等我一下 means wait for me.

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