Difference between revisions of "Expressing "a bit too""

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==See also==
 
==See also==
 
*[[Expressing "much more" in comparisons]]
 
*[[Expressing "much more" in comparisons]]
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*[[Expressing "excessively" with tai]]

Revision as of 02:48, 16 November 2011

了一点儿(le yīdiǎnr), can be added after an adjective to mean "a little bit too". It softer in tone than Expressing , and so is often used when the speaker doesn't want to insult the listener by speaking too directly.

For example:

  • 这 把 椅子 稍微 硬 了 点儿,我 坐 得 有点 难受。
  • 这 道 菜 稍微 咸 了 点儿,可以 重新 炒 吗?
  • 我 妈妈 说 你 钱 挣 得 少 了点儿,人 长 得 矮 了 点儿,步子 迈 得 小了 点儿。她 觉得 我 应该 找 一 个 更 好 的 男 朋友。

As in the first two examples, 稍微 is often added before the adjective to further soften the tone.

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