Expressing "a little too" with "you dian"

At times you may want to politely say something is "a little too" something. In that case, use 有点(yǒu diǎn) or 有一点(yǒu yì diǎnr).

Structure

To say that something is "a little too ... " or "a bit too ...", 有点 or 有一点 are often used (and the Northern versions 有点儿 and 有一点儿).

Subject + 有点（儿） / 有一点（儿） + Adjective

Note that: “有点（儿）”后面的形容词对说话者来说是表示消极或者否定意义的形容词，所以我们不会说“有点高兴”“有点舒服”“有点好玩”之类的表达。

Examples

• 她 有点 生气。She's a little too angry.
• 我 有点 饿。I'm a bit too hungry.
• 他 有点 胖。He's a bit too fat.
• 昨天 有点 热。
• 上海 的 冬天 有点 冷。
• 我 觉得 她 有点 不高兴。
• 今天 有点 累。
• 这 杯 啤酒 有点 苦。
• 妈妈 有一点 不 舒服。Mom is a little too sick.
• 这 个 奶茶 有一点 甜。This milk tea is a little too sweet.

See also

• Expressing "excessively" with tai
• Expressing "a bit too"

Sources and further reading

Books

• Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 1 (3rd ed) (pp. 183-4) →buy