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Revision as of 06:40, 30 January 2012
The following structure can be used to express "not at all":
Subject + 一点也不 + Adjective
This describes the subject as being "not at all adjective" or "not even slightly adjective". Psychological verbs can also appear in place of the adjective in this structure.
Some examples:
- 你 一点 也 不 性感。
- 我 一点 也 不 难看。
- 他 一点 也 不 喜欢 啤酒。
- 他 一点 也 不 聪明。
Sources and further reading
Books
- Basic Patterns of Chinese Grammar (pp. 36-7) →buy
