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一点儿

yī diǎn r · yi dian r

Traditional 一點兒

HSK 1

Meaning

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  1. erhua variant of 一點 / 一点 (yī diǎn)
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How much is a little

  1. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)喝(hē)一点儿(yīdiǎnr)咖啡(kāfēi)。

    I want a little coffee.

  2. Dengdeng

    要(yào)糖(táng)吗(ma)？

    Want sugar?

  3. Liangliang

    来(lái)一点儿(yīdiǎnr)。

    A little.

  4. Dengdeng

    一点儿(yīdiǎnr)是(shì)多少(duōshao)？

    How much is a little?

  5. Liangliang

    一点儿(yīdiǎnr)就是(jiùshì)三勺(sānsháo)。

    A little is three spoons.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)们(men)喝(hē)一(yì)点(diǎn)儿(r)水(shuǐ)吧(ba)。

Let's drink some water.

Tatoeba: Chinese by User83002 · English by francaisr0wlet · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

汤(tāng)里(lǐ)再(zài)加(jiā)一(yì)点(diǎn)儿(r)盐(yán)会(huì)更(gèng)好(hǎo)喝(hē)。

Adding a little more salt to the soup will make it taste better.

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一
yī

one; single

点
diǎn

point; dot

儿
ér

child; son

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