"hold your horses" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 别急
• 等一下

Definition

这个非正式短语用来让人放慢速度、耐心等待或者暂缓行动或决定。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

非常口语和非正式，适用于朋友、家人或随意场合，表示请求别人别着急、耐心等一下。在正式或商务场合不建议使用。

Examples

Hold your horses! We're not ready to leave yet.

**别急**！我们还没准备好出发呢。

Hold your horses, I'll answer your question in a minute.

**等一下**，我马上回答你的问题。

Can you hold your horses and wait until everyone's here?

你能**等一下**，等大家都到了吗？

Whoa, hold your horses! We still need to check the details before we decide.

哎，**别急**！我们还需要核实细节再决定。

Just hold your horses, I promise I'll tell you everything soon.

**等一下**，我保证很快就会告诉你一切。

Hey, hold your horses—there’s no rush to finish this right now.

嘿，**别急**——现在不用急着完成这个。