HSK 1 vocabularyHSK 3.0

一下

yíxià

all at once; suddenly

HSK 1

Meaning of 一下 in English

yíxiàHSK 1+ HSK 4numeral-measure, adverbSyllabus #259
  1. all at once; suddenly
  2. (after a verb) a bit; a little (indicating brief duration, or softening the tone, or suggesting giving sth a try)

Example sentences

  1. 請允許我自我介紹一下。
    qǐng yǔn xǔ wǒ zì wǒ jiè shào yī xià。
    Let me introduce myself.
    Tatoeba #6559019 by xjjAstrus · #353241 by Hertz · CC BY 2.0 FR
  2. 她在他的背上戳了一下。
    tā zài tā de bèi shàng chuō le yī xià。
    She stabbed him in the back.
    Tatoeba #4760174 by ryanwoo · #887396 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR
  3. 請允許我自我介紹一下。
    qǐng yǔn xǔ wǒ zì wǒ jiè shào yī xià。
    Allow me to introduce myself.
    Tatoeba #6559019 by xjjAstrus · #452218 by enwilson · CC BY 2.0 FR

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Level, pinyin and part of speech: HSK Syllabus (CLEC, Nov 2025). Definitions: CC-CEDICT, CC BY-SA 4.0. Sources & licences