一下
Chinese
one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.) |
under; next; lower under; next; lower; below; underneath; down(wards); to go down; latter | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (一下) |
一 | 下 | |
| alternative forms | 一吓 Cantonese | ||
Pronunciation
Adverb
一下
- one time; once
- a (short) while; a moment
- give something a go; give something a try
- 對於文化問題，我是門外漢，想研究一下，也方在開始。 [MSC, trad.]
- From: 1940, 毛澤東 (Mao Zedong), 《新民主主義論》 (On New Democracy), 《毛澤東選集》. English translation based on the Foreign Languages Press edition
- Duìyú wénhuà wèntí, wǒ shì ménwàihàn, xiǎng yánjiū yīxià, yě fāng zài kāishǐ. [Pinyin]
- I am a layman in matters of culture; I would like to study them, but have only just begun to do so.
对于文化问题，我是门外汉，想研究一下，也方在开始。 [MSC, simp.]
- suddenly; all at once
- (Sichuanese) entirely; completely
- (Sichuanese) in all; in total
- (Gan, Hakka) together
Synonyms
- (give something a go):
Dialectal synonyms of 一下 (“give something a go; give something a try”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 一下 | |
| Mandarin | Taiwan | 一下, 看看 |
| Malaysia | 一下 | |
| Singapore | 一下 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 下 |
| Hong Kong | 下 | |
| Macau | 下 | |
| Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 下 | |
| Singapore (Guangfu) | 下 | |
| Min Nan | Xiamen | 看覓 |
| Quanzhou | 看覓 | |
| Zhangzhou | 看覓 | |
| Taipei | 看覓 | |
| Kaohsiung | 看覓 | |
| Penang (Hokkien) | 看覓 | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 看覓, 一下 | |
| Manila (Hokkien) | 看覓, 一下 | |
| Chaozhou | 睇, 下睇 | |
| Shantou | 一下 | |
| Singapore (Teochew) | 睇 | |
| Wu | Shanghai | 一記, 看 |
| Suzhou | 一記, 看 | |
| Ningbo | 一記, 看 | |
- (suddenly):
Synonyms of 一下
Dialectal synonyms of 突然 (“suddenly”) [map]
- (Min Nan) 一下仔
- (together):
Dialectal synonyms of 一起 (“together”) [map]
References
- “Entry #4”, in 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan] (in Chinese and Min Nan), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2011.
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