Translation

• (after a verb) a bit
• a little (indicating brief duration, or softening the tone, or suggesting giving sth a try)
• all at once
• suddenly

Synonyms

• 下, 把, 记
• 一下子, 一刹那, 一念之差, 一时间, 一晃, 一晃儿, 一眨眼, 一瞬, 一瞬间, 一转眼, 一霎, 一霎时, 下子, 俯仰之间, 倏, 倏地, 倏忽, 分秒, 刹时, 刹那, 刹那间, 弹指之间, 忽而, 时而, 瞬, 瞬即, 瞬息, 瞬息间, 瞬时, 瞬间, 瞬间, 转, 转手, 转眼, 转眼间, 转瞬, 转瞬间, 转脸, 霎时, 霎时间, 顷刻间

Examples

• 搅一下汤。
  Stir the soup.
• 凯西， 请让开一下。
  Cathy, please stay out of my way for a while.
• 请把发给你的那张单子看一下，再确认一下所有的句子都很通顺。
  Read the list we sent you and check that all the sentences sound natural to you.
• 他们听到远处传来一下枪声。
  They heard a gun go off in the distance.
• 请考虑一下。
  Please think it over.