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一点

yī diǎn · yi dian

Traditional 一點

Meaning

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  1. a bit
  2. a little
  3. one dot
  4. one point
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Too much salt

  1. Liangliang

    汤(tāng)里(lǐ)放(fàng)一点(yīdiǎn)盐(yán)就(jiù)行(xíng)。

    Just put a little salt in the soup.

  2. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，我(wǒ)放(fàng)一点(yīdiǎn)。

    Okay, I will put in a little.

  3. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)放(fàng)得(de)太(tài)多(duō)了(le)！

    You put in way too much!

  4. Dengdeng

    那(nà)我(wǒ)再(zài)加(jiā)一点(yīdiǎn)水(shuǐ)。

    Then I will add a bit of water.

  5. Liangliang

    现在(xiànzài)是(shì)一(yī)大(dà)锅(guō)汤(tāng)了(le)。

    Now it is a big pot of soup.

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2 examples
01

我(wǒ)一(yì)直(zhí)都(dōu)比(bǐ)较(jiào)喜(xǐ)欢(huan)神(shén)秘(mì)一(yì)点(diǎn)的(de)人(rén)物(wù)。

I always liked mysterious characters more.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by human600 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

对(duì)你(nǐ)的(de)电(diàn)脑(nǎo)吼(hǒu)一(yì)点(diǎn)帮(bāng)助(zhù)也(yě)没(méi)有(yǒu)。

Shouting at your computer will not help.

Tatoeba: Chinese by egg0073 · English by Source_VOA · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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