used as a request to delay an action, departure, or decision for a short time, usually to allow the speaker to do something
稍等片刻
-
wait a minute—I have to put my make-up on. 稍等一下——我还要化妆。
as a prelude to a challenge, query, or objection
且慢
-
wait a minute—that just isn't true. 且慢——那根本不对。