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HSK 2

不一会儿

不一会儿 (indicating a very short time)

Explanation

"不一会儿" means "after a little while" or "before long", describing a very brief span of time. The common structure is: subject + 不一会儿 + finished doing something. For example: "今天作业我不一会儿就做完了" means "I finished today's homework in no time".

Examples

今天的作业我不一会儿就做完了。
jīntiāndezuòyèwǒbùyíhuìerjiùzuòwánle。
我们走到车站，不一会儿，公交车就来了。
wǒmenzǒudàochēzhàn，bùyíhuìer，gōngjiāochējiùláile。

Learn “不一会儿” effectively

The grammar point “不一会儿” (不一会儿 (indicating a very short time)) is one of the key structures at HSK 2. To use it fluently, you need to understand the contexts where it's used and practice regularly.

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