When to use "一下儿"?

Question

I know the phrase "一下儿" can be appended to a verb to indicate the action takes short time or less effort, for example "看一下儿". However, some verbs cannot be appended by "一下儿", since the sentence won't make sense, such as "我去学校踢一下儿足球". So my question is: what types of verbs cannot be appended by "一下儿"? Is there a rule for it? To give you more examples, it is correct to say 我借一下儿你的会员卡, but it is wrong to say 我还一下儿你的会员卡. Why?

Answer 1

一下儿 usually used in oral speaking, which means very quickly and once .For example:

1.等一下儿 2.看一下儿 3.我帮你查一下儿。（I will check for you quickly.)4.闻一下儿 5.品尝一下儿

6.试穿一下儿

when you want to express play football for while we will say 踢一会儿足球

when you borrow someone's card you will not keep it for a long time, so you can use 一下儿

I heard people use我还一下你的会员卡，for example:你来（一下儿），我还一下儿你的会员卡

你等我一下儿，我还一下儿书。

Answer 2

If you go to the website https://zaojv.com/ 造句网 and search "一下儿” you will see examples of how other people use this expression in a sentence. It might bring you some more direct understanding or light to your question.

《Pocket Oxford Chinese Dictionary》explains it this way:

I used after a verb to indicate a brief action.

II In a short while; all at once; all of a sudden.

The example you gave as a wrong usage of 一下儿，"我去学校踢一下儿足球"，I would not be surprised if someone say it to me.