a tiny bit; a speck
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesmeasure word
a tiny bit; a speck; a trace (smaller than "点儿")
dialectA colloquial measure word used to emphasize an extremely small amount, degree, or size. Often used in negative sentences or rhetorical questions to stress 'none at all' or 'hardly any'.
Zhè这
cài菜
yī一
dīng丁
diǎn点
r儿
yán盐
dōu都
méi没
fàng放
。
This dish doesn't have a single speck of salt in it.
Tā他
jīn今
tiān天
yī一
dīng丁
diǎn点
r儿
máo毛
bìng病
yě也
méi没
yǒu有
。
He doesn't have the slightest problem today.
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Zhè这
dīng丁
diǎn点
r儿
shì事
hé何
bì必
fàng放
zài在
xīn心
shàng上
。
Why bother keeping such a trivial matter in mind?
Wǒ我
zhǐ只
shèng剩
yī一
dīng丁
diǎn点
r儿
qián钱
le了
。
I only have a tiny bit of money left.
Nà那
dīng丁
diǎn点
r大
dà的
de地
dì方
fang怎
zěn么
me能
néng住
zhù人
？
How can anyone live in such a tiny place?