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... Grammar & Usage Lesson: ... Since "yīxià" --- ( 一下 ) equates with not taking long to do something, it is ... often used in Chinese spoken sentences. (The Chinese are a polite people ... and do not wish to burden you with using up too much of your time, so ... they let you know on many things that it will not take very long, by using ... the word, "yīxià"). Consequently, "yīxià" conveniently combines with many ... verbs to shorten the duration of the action involved. Case in point, one of ... the many meanings of "kàn" --- ( 看 ) means "to see", but when quickened ... by the adverb "yīxià" immediately following "kàn", the "to see" of "kàn" ... by itself, now becomes the "to glance" of the combined words, "kàn yīxià". |