How to Say ‘Please wait a moment’ in Traditional Chinese
請稍等一下
💬 Usage Tip: Blending softeners: [請] (ching) for please, and [一下] for a polite tone.
🇹🇼 In Taiwan: The phrase is used to politely ask for patience in customer service or informal situations.
Phrase Breakdown
請
稍等
Word-by-Word Breakdown
請
[qǐng]
Please wait a moment
A polite request to wait briefly.
請稍等一下，我去叫服務員。
Please wait a moment, I will call the waiter.
稍
[shāo]
Wait a moment
Asking someone to pause for a short time.
請稍等一下，咖啡很快就來。
Please wait a moment, the coffee will be here shortly.
等一下
[děng yí xià]
A little while
Indicating a brief duration.
請稍等一下，我馬上完成。
Please wait a moment, I will finish soon.
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