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- Sometimes we may want to say something is "not even the least bit [adjective]." For example, we might say in English: "I am not at all hungry." In Chinese, we can use 一点也不 (yīdiǎnr yě bù) or 一点都不 (yīdiǎnr dōu bù) to express "not at all [adjective]."
- == Used with Adjectives ==
- The phrases "一点也不" (or 一点儿也不) and "一点都不" (or 一点儿都不) can both be used to express "not at all."
- === Structure ===
- <div class="jiegou">
- Subj. + 一点 + 也 / 都 + 不 + Adj.
- </div>
- === Examples ===
- <div class="liju">
- *那个 问题 <em>一点 也 不</em> 难 。<span class="pinyin">Nàge wèntí <em>yīdiǎn yě bù</em> nán.</span><span class="trans">That question isn't difficult at all.</span>
- *你 <em>一点 也 不</em> 胖 。<span class="pinyin">Nǐ <em>yīdiǎn yě bù</em> pàng.</span><span class="trans">You're not even a little bit fat.</span>
- *这个 菜 <em>一点 都 不</em> 好吃 。<span class="pinyin">Zhège cài <em>yīdiǎn dōu bù</em> hǎochī.</span><span class="trans">This dish isn't tasty at all.</span>
- *我 同事 <em>一点 都 不</em> 幽默 。<span class="pinyin">Wǒ tóngshì <em>yīdiǎn dōu bù</em> yōumò.</span><span class="trans">My colleague is not humorous at all.</span>
- *这个 笑话 <em>一点 也 不</em> 好笑 。<span class="pinyin">Zhège xiàohuà <em>yīdiǎn yě bù</em> hǎoxiào.</span><span class="trans">This joke isn't funny at all.</span>
- </div>
- == Used with Verbs ==
- This describes the Subj. as being "not at all ''adjective''" or "not even slightly ''adjective''." [[Psychological verbs]] can also appear in place of the adjective in this structure.
- === Structure ===
- <div class="jiegou">
- Subj. + 一点 + 也 / 都 + 不 + Verb
- </div>
- === Examples ===
- <div class="liju">
- *我 <em>一点 也 不</em> 喜欢 奶酪 。<span class="pinyin">Wǒ <em>yīdiǎn yě bù</em> xǐhuan nǎilào.</span><span class="trans">I don't like cheese even a little bit.</span>
- *你 <em>一点 也 不</em> 会 说 吗 ？<span class="pinyin">Nǐ <em>yīdiǎn yě bù</em> huì shuō ma?</span><span class="trans">You can't even speak a little?</span>
- *她 <em>一点 都 不</em> 知道 这 件 事 。<span class="pinyin">Tā <em>yīdiǎn dōu bù</em> zhīdào zhè jiàn shì.</span><span class="trans">She doesn't know even a little about this.</span>
- *我 男朋友 <em>一点 都 不</em> 懂 我 。<span class="pinyin">Wǒ nánpéngyou <em>yīdiǎn dōu bù</em> dǒng wǒ.</span><span class="trans">My boyfriend doesn't understand me at all.</span>
- *她 出国 以后 <em>一点 也 不</em> 想 家 。<span class="pinyin">Tā chūguó yǐhòu <em>yīdiǎn yě bù</em> xiǎngjiā.</span><span class="trans">She hasn't missed home at all since she wen abroad.</span>
- </div>
- The phrases "一点也没 " and "一点都没 " can also be used to express "not at all ." This is used when the statement uses or implies the verb [[Negation_of_"you"| negative form of 有]] in the past.
- <div class="liju">
- *我 <em>一点 也 没</em> 生气 。<span class="pinyin">Wǒ <em>yīdiǎn yě méi</em> shēngqì.</span><span class="trans">I didn't get even a little bit angry.</span>
- *今天 的 考试 她 <em>一点 都 没</em> 准备 。<span class="pinyin">Jīntiān de kǎoshì tā <em>yīdiǎn dōu méi</em> zhǔnbèi.</span><span class="trans">She didn't even prepare a little for the exam today.</span>
- *这个 菜 你们 怎么 <em>一点 也 没</em> 吃 ？<span class="pinyin">Zhège cài nǐmen zěnme <em>yīdiǎn yě méi</em> chī?</span><span class="trans">Why didn't you eat this dish at all?</span>
- *你妈 给 你 的 钱 你 <em>一点 都 没</em> 花 ？<span class="pinyin">Nǐ mā gěi nǐ de qián nǐ <em>yīdiǎn dōu méi</em> huā?</span><span class="trans">You didn't even spend a bit of the money you mother gave you?</span>
- *邻居 昨晚 吵 死了 ，我 <em>一点 都 没</em> 睡 。<span class="pinyin">Línjū zuówǎn chǎo sǐ le, wǒ <em> yīdiǎn dōu méi</em> shuì.</span><span class="trans">My neighbor was too loud last night. I didn't even sleep a bit.</span>
- </div>
- ==See also==
- [[Expressing "not even one"]]
- == Sources and further reading ==
- === Books ===
- * [[Basic Patterns of Chinese Grammar]] (pp. 36-7) [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1933330899/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399373&creativeASIN=1933330899 →buy]
- * [[Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 2]] (pp. 37- 9) [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0887276709/ref%3das_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399369&creativeASIN=0887276709 →buy]
- [[Category:B1 grammar points]]
- {{Basic Grammar|一点|B1|Subj. + 一点 + 也 / 都 + 不 + Adj.|你 <em>一点 也 不</em> 胖 。|grammar point|ASGRURCZ}}
- {{Rel char|也}}
- {{Rel char|不}}
- {{Rel char|都}}
- {{Rel char|点}}
- {{Used for|Denying and refusing}}
- {{Similar|Expressing "all" with "shenme dou"}}
- {{Similar|Comparing "youdian" and "yidian"}}
- {{POS|Verbs}}
- {{Subprop|Verbs}}
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