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- <p>At times you may want to politely diss something using the
- phrase "a little too." For example, if you are getting lunch with a
- friend who wants to be seated outside, you might say, "It is a
- little too hot" to suggest you sit inside. In a case like this, you
- can use 有一点 (yǒuyīdiǎn) or 有点 (yǒudiǎn). The two are
- interchangeable.</p>
- <h2 id="structure">Structure</h2>
- <p>To say that something is "a little <em>too</em>..." or "a bit
- <em>too</em>...," 有一点 (yǒuyīdiǎn) is often used. Its northern
- Chinese version is 有一点儿 (yǒuyīdiǎnr).</p>
- <div class="jiegou">
- <p>Subj. + 有一点(儿) + Adj.</p>
- </div>
- <p>In spoken Chinese, the 一 (yī) in 有一点 (yǒuyīdiǎn) is often
- dropped, leaving 有点 (yǒudiǎn). In northern China, that's usually
- pronounced 有点儿 (yǒudiǎnr).</p>
- <div class="jiegou">
- <p>Subj. + 有点(儿) + Adj.</p>
- </div>
- <h2 id="examples">Examples</h2>
- <div class="liju">
- <ul>
- <li>我 <em>有一点</em> 饿。 <span class="pinyin">Wǒ <em>yǒuyīdiǎn</em>
- è.</span><span class="trans">I'm a little hungry.</span></li>
- <li>这 个 菜 <em>有一点</em> 辣。 <span class="pinyin">Zhège cài
- <em>yǒuyīdiǎn</em> là.</span><span class="trans">This dish is a
- little too spicy.</span></li>
- <li>昨天 <em>有一点</em> 热。 <span class="pinyin">Zuótiān
- <em>yǒuyīdiǎn</em> rè.</span><span class="trans">Yesterday it was a
- little too hot.</span></li>
- <li>上海 的 冬天 <em>有一点</em> 冷。 <span class="pinyin">Shànghǎi de
- dōngtiān <em>yǒuyīdiǎn</em> lěng.</span><span class="trans">Winter
- in Shanghai is a bit too cold.</span></li>
- <li>我弟弟 <em>有点</em> 胖。 <span class="pinyin">Wǒ dìdi
- <em>yǒudiǎn</em> pàng.</span><span class="trans">My younger brother
- is a bit fat.</span></li>
- <li>今天 <em>有点</em> 累。 <span class="pinyin">Jīntiān <em>yǒudiǎn</em>
- lèi.</span><span class="trans">Today I am a little bit
- tired.</span></li>
- <li>这 个 月 公司 <em>有点</em> 忙。 <span class="pinyin">Zhège yuè gōngsī
- <em>yǒudiǎn</em> máng.</span><span class="trans">This month the
- company is a little bit busy.</span></li>
- <li>这 个 地方 <em>有点</em> 吵，我们 走吧。 <span class="pinyin">Zhège dìfang
- <em>yǒudiǎn</em> chǎo, wǒmen zǒu ba.</span><span class="trans">This
- place is a little too noisy. Let's go.</span></li>
- <li>爸爸 回来 <em>有点</em> 晚 ，妈妈 <em>有点</em> 不高兴。<span class=
- "pinyin">Bàba huílái <em>yǒudiǎn</em> wǎn, māma <em>yǒudiǎn</em> bù
- gāoxìng.</span><span class="trans">Dad came back home a bit too
- late, so mom was a little unhappy.</span></li>
- <li>老师 今天 <em>有点</em> 不 舒服，所以 没 来上课。<span class="pinyin">Lǎoshī
- jīntiān <em>yǒudiǎn</em> bù shūfu, suǒyǐ méi lái
- shàngkè.</span><span class="trans">Today, the teacher felt a little
- unwell, so she didn't come to class.</span></li>
- </ul>
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- <h2 id="negative-connotation">Negative Connotation</h2>
- <p>Note that for the speaker, the adjective after 有点 (yǒudiǎn)
- expresses an unpleasant or undesirable meaning, so you won't hear
- things like 有点高兴 (yǒudiǎn gāoxìng), 有点舒服 (yǒudiǎn shūfu), 有点好玩儿
- (yǒudiǎn hǎowánr), etc., because "happy," "comfortable," and "fun"
- are all adjectives with positive connotations.</p>
- <h2 id="see-also">See Also</h2>
- <ul>
- <li><a href=
- "Expressing_"excessively"_with_"tai"" title=
- "wikilink">Expressing "excessively" with "tai"</a></li>
- <li><a href="Expressing_"a_bit_too"" title=
- "wikilink">Expressing "a bit too"</a></li>
- </ul>
- <h2 id="sources-and-further-reading">Sources and further
- reading</h2>
- <h3 id="books">Books</h3>
- <ul>
- <li><a href="Integrated_Chinese:_Level_1,_Part_1_(3rd_ed)" title=
- "wikilink">Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 1 (3rd ed)</a> (pp.
- 183-4) <a href=
- "http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0887276385/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399369&creativeASIN=0887276385">
- →buy</a></li>
- </ul>
- <p><a href="Category:A2_grammar_points" title=
- "wikilink">Category:A2 grammar points</a></p>
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