一jat1下haa5子zi2

English

1. once; one time
2. in a short period of time; all at once; all of a sudden
3. (following a verb) for a moment; briefly
4. for a little while; in no time; almost immediately
5. all at once; all of a sudden

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 好短時間

Examples

• 我一下子食晒所有蛋糕。

  In a short period of time I've eaten all the cakes.

• 一下子我諗唔到應該點做。

  There isn't enough time for me to figure out what I should do.

• 她一下子就認出他了。

  She recognized him immediately.

  Tatoeba · DaoSeng CC BY

• 他一下子就不吱声了。

  He went quiet suddenly.

  Tatoeba · DaoSeng CC BY

• 蠢人一下子就把箭射完。

  A fool's bolt is soon shot.

  Tatoeba · Martha CC BY

• 一下子之間我忘了她的名字了。

  For a moment I forgot what her name was.

  Tatoeba · Martha CC BY

• 这个说法一下子就流行开来了。

  This saying suddenly became popular.

  Tatoeba · grahambond CC BY

• 我一下子就認出她了，她一點兒都沒變。

  I recognised her straight away; she hasn't changed a bit.

  Tatoeba · DaoSeng CC BY