Difference between revisions of "Expressing "a bit too""
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| − | * 这 | + | *这 条 裙子 小 <em>了 点儿</em>，我 想 换 一 件。<span class="trans">This dress is a little small. I need another one.</span> |
| − | * | + | *他 给 的 这个 红包 好像 少 <em>了 点儿</em> 。<span class="trans">The money he gave in the red packet seems too little.</span> |
| − | * | + | *你 管 得 是 不 是 多 <em>了 点儿</em> ？<span class="trans">Don't you care too much?.</span> |
| + | *私立 学校 是 贵 <em>了 点儿</em> ，不过 老师 很 优秀 。<span class="trans">Private schools are a little expensive, but their teachers are extraordinary.</span> | ||
| + | *这 道 菜 咸 <em>了 点儿</em>，可以 换 一 盘 吗？<span class="trans">This dish is a little too salty, could you have another one again?</span> | ||
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了一点儿 (le yīdiǎnr), can be added after an adjective to mean "a little bit too." It is softer in tone than using 太, and so is often used when the speaker doesn't want to insult the listener by speaking too directly.
Structure
Adj. + 了（一）点儿
Examples
- 这 条 裙子 小 了 点儿，我 想 换 一 件。This dress is a little small. I need another one.
- 他 给 的 这个 红包 好像 少 了 点儿 。The money he gave in the red packet seems too little.
- 你 管 得 是 不 是 多 了 点儿 ？Don't you care too much?.
- 私立 学校 是 贵 了 点儿 ，不过 老师 很 优秀 。Private schools are a little expensive, but their teachers are extraordinary.
- 这 道 菜 咸 了 点儿，可以 换 一 盘 吗？This dish is a little too salty, could you have another one again?
As in the first two examples, 稍微 is often added before the adjective to further soften the tone.
See also
Sources and further reading
Books
- Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 2 (3rd ed) (pp. 6- 8) →buy
