有点儿 / 一点儿
A little — and where to put it
HSK 2 · 4 examples
Speed
有点儿 goes *before* an adjective and usually sounds like a mild complaint: 今天有点儿冷。
一点儿 goes *after* an adjective (or before a noun) and compares: 便宜一点儿、一点儿水。
Examples
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It is a bit cold today.
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This is a bit expensive.
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Please speak a bit more slowly.
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I would like a bit of tea.
Watch out
- 形容词 + 一点儿 是「再……一些」；有点儿 + 形容词 是「稍微……」。
- 要东西用「一点儿 + 名词」：给我一点儿水。
Words in these examples
All 14 words used in the examples above — tap any word in an example to look it up in place. Words above this level are marked new.
- 今天jīn tiānHSK 1today; at the present; now
- 有点儿yǒu diǎn rHSK 2slightly; a little; somewhat
- 冷lěngHSK 1cold, cool; lonely
- 这zhèHSK 1this, the, here
- 个gèHSK 1numerary adjunct, piece; single
- 贵guìHSK 1expensive, costly, valuable
- 请qǐngHSK 1ask, request; invite; please
- 说shuōHSK 1speak, say, talk; scold, upbraid
- 慢mànHSK 1slow(ly), leisurely, sluggish
- 一点儿yī diǎn rHSK 1erhua variant of 一点; a bit; a little bit; (used in negative expressions) (not) the least bit; (after an adjective, used to form the comparative) a bit more
- 我wǒHSK 1our, us, i, me, my, we
- 想xiǎngHSK 1think, speculate, plan, consider
- 喝hēHSK 1drink; shout, call out
- 茶cháHSK 1tea