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*这 条 牛仔裤 好像 <strong>短</strong> <em>了 点儿</em> 。<span class="trans">This jeans seems a little short for me.</span> | *这 条 牛仔裤 好像 <strong>短</strong> <em>了 点儿</em> 。<span class="trans">This jeans seems a little short for me.</span> | ||
| − | *这 件 衬衫 <strong>小</strong> <em>了 点儿</em>，我 想 换 一 件。<span class="trans">This shirt is a little small. I need another one.</span> | + | *那个 地方 离 我 家 <strong>远</strong> <em>了 一点儿</em>。<span class="trans">That place is a little too far away from my place.</span> |
| + | *这 件 衬衫 <strong>小</strong> <em>了 点儿</em> ，我 想 换 一 件。<span class="trans">This shirt is a little small. I need another one.</span> | ||
*他 给 的 这个 红包 好像 <strong>少</strong> <em>了 点儿</em> 。<span class="trans">The money he gave in the red packet seems too little.</span> | *他 给 的 这个 红包 好像 <strong>少</strong> <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 <strong>多</strong> <em>了 点儿</em> ？<span class="trans">Don't you care too much?</span> | *你 管 得 是 不 是 <strong>多</strong> <em>了 点儿</em> ？<span class="trans">Don't you care too much?</span> | ||
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*私立 学校 是 <strong>贵</strong> <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 excellent.</span> | *私立 学校 是 <strong>贵</strong> <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 excellent.</span> | ||
*你 这么 高 ，你 这个 男朋友 是 不 是 <strong>矮</strong> <em>了 点儿</em> ？<span class="trans">You are so tall. Isn't your boyfriend a little short for you?</span> | *你 这么 高 ，你 这个 男朋友 是 不 是 <strong>矮</strong> <em>了 点儿</em> ？<span class="trans">You are so tall. Isn't your boyfriend a little short for you?</span> | ||
| − | *这 道 菜 <strong>咸</strong> <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? | + | *这 道 菜 <strong>咸</strong> <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> |
| − | + | *对 五 岁 的 孩子 来说 ，这 个 问题<strong>复杂</strong> <em>了 一点儿</em> 。<span class="trans">This question is a bit complicated for a five-year-old kid.</span> | |
| − | *对 五 岁 的 孩子 | ||
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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 牛仔裤 好像 短 了 点儿 。This jeans seems a little short for me.
- 那个 地方 离 我 家 远 了 一点儿。That place is a little too far away from my place.
- 这 件 衬衫 小 了 点儿 ，我 想 换 一 件。This shirt 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?
- 现在 说 “对不起” 是 不 是 晚 了 点儿 ？Isn't it a little too late to say sorry just now?
- 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 excellent.
- 你 这么 高 ，你 这个 男朋友 是 不 是 矮 了 点儿 ？You are so tall. Isn't your boyfriend a little short for you?
- 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?
- 对 五 岁 的 孩子 来说 ，这 个 问题复杂 了 一点儿 。This question is a bit complicated for a five-year-old kid.
As in the first two examples, 稍微 is often added before the adjective to further soften the tone.
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Books
- Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 2 (3rd ed) (pp. 6- 8) →buy
