不一会儿

bù yī huì er
HSK 2Adverb (副)

Basic Meaning

adv
A common spoken phrase used to describe a short period of time. It emphasizes that something happens quickly after a previous event.
Not long after; soon.
没过多久；很快。
Synonyms:
很快片刻不久
Antonyms:
很久长时间
Sentences:
  1. 他(tā)刚(gāng)走(zǒu)，不(bù)一(yī)会(huì)儿(er)就(jiù)下(xià)雨(yǔ)了(le)。
    He just left, and not long after, it started to rain.
  2. 菜(cài)刚(gāng)上(shàng)桌(zhuō)，不(bù)一(yī)会(huì)儿(er)就(jiù)被(bèi)大(dà)家(jiā)吃(chī)完(wán)了(le)。
    The food had just been served, and soon it was all eaten by everyone.
  3. 妈(mā)妈(ma)说(shuō)让(ràng)我(wǒ)等(děng)一(yī)会(huì)儿(er)，不(bù)一(yī)会(huì)儿(er)她(tā)就(jiù)回(huí)来(lái)了(le)。
    Mom told me to wait a moment, and soon she came back.

Characters Breakdown

HSK 1
bù不

no; not

HSK 1
yī一

one

HSK 1
huì kuài会

can; know to

HSK 1
ér er儿

son;child;young person