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有点儿

Word · AdverbTraditional有點兒

somewhat; slightly; a bit

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 4 examples
1.

adverb

somewhat; a bit; slightly (often used for negative or undesirable situations)

Commonly used before adjectives with negative or undesirable connotations (e.g., 不高兴, 难, 贵). The tone of 有 often shifts to rising (2nd tone) in natural speech due to tone sandhi before another 3rd tone. Note: Distinguish from the verb phrase '有 + 点' meaning 'to have a little' (e.g., '锅里还有点剩饭' – There's still a bit of leftover rice in the pot).

Jīn今
tiān天
tā他
yǒu有
diǎn点
r儿
bù不
gāo高
xìng兴
 。

He's somewhat unhappy today.

Zhè这
jù句
huà话
shuō说
de得
yǒu有
diǎn点
r儿
jiào叫
rén人
mō摸
bù不
zháo着
tóu头
nǎo脑
 。

This sentence is a bit confusing.

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Wǒ我
yǒu有
diǎn点
r儿
lèi累
le了
 ,
xiǎng想
xiū休
xi息
yí一
xià下
 。

I'm a bit tired and want to rest for a while.

Zhè这
gè个
dì地
fang方
yǒu有
diǎn点
r儿
guì贵
 ,
wǒ我
men们
qù去
bié别
jiā家
ba吧
 。

This place is a bit expensive; let's go somewhere else.