一会会 (yí huì huì) — (measure word) a very short while, a little bit of time

Definition

Reduplicated form of 一会儿: a casual, very short span of time. Softer and chattier than the standard 一会儿.

classifier
a very short whilea little bit of time

Examples

  • 一会会，。
    Qǐng děng yí huì huì, wǒ mǎ shàng lái.
    Please wait a little while, I'll be right there.
  • 一会会。
    Wǒ zhī xū yào yí huì huì jiù néng zuò wán.
    I just need a little while to finish.
  • 一会会。
    Tā zài guò yí huì huì jiù dào le.
    He'll be here in just a little while.

Origin

Reduplicated word
构词法gòucífǎ
重叠chóngdiéReduplication

A syllable said twice — for affection, for softness, or simply because that is how the word is said.

一yīone
会会a short time
会huìshort time会huìshort time

一 gives one short time, and the extra 会 makes it feel even shorter.

Characters in this word

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

一 is drawn as one horizontal stroke, marking the number one.

Open 一 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 會; 会 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
合合héto meet
Sound part声符shēngfú
𡆧
𡆧𡆧會huì
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

Traditional 會 pairs 合 (to meet) with 𡆧, an original form for ironware, to give the sound. The simplified 会 is a later shorthand, so its parts are not the original parts.

Open 会 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 會; 会 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
合合héto meet
Sound part声符shēngfú
𡆧
𡆧𡆧會huì
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

Traditional 會 pairs 合 (to meet) with 𡆧, an original form for ironware, to give the sound. The simplified 会 is a later shorthand, so its parts are not the original parts.

Open 会 →

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