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一下
jat1 haa5 |
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[1] once; one time; awhile | Often after a verb to indicate a short moment and sometimes shortened to just 下 (which the HK media inexplicably writes as 吓)| eg. 等一下; 講(一)下嘢; 睇下; 瞓一下 | Mand.-only synon.: 一會兒 [2] all at once; at one fell swoop | Synon.: 一下子 Level: 1 Google Frequency: 7,080,000 This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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Characters in this word:一 jat1 - one; a; same; whole; each; once; a little下 haa6 haa5 - under; lower; next; go down 3 compounds containing this word:等一下 - wait a while; wait a moment一下子 - in a short while 一下兒 - a short while; a bit |
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