一 yī
- Strokes
- 1
- Radical
- 一 — one
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
一点儿
yìdiǎnr
a little, a bit
Characters in this word
点 diǎn
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 灬 — fire
- Made of
- 占 to divine 灬 fire
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
儿 ér
- Strokes
- 2
- Radical
- 儿 — son, child
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
Example phrases
- 我会说一点儿汉语。 Wǒ huì shuō yìdiǎnr Hànyǔ. I can speak a little Chinese.
- 我有一点儿累。 Wǒ yǒu yìdiǎnr lèi. I'm a little tired.
- 请给我一点儿水。 Qǐng gěi wǒ yìdiǎnr shuǐ. Please give me a little water.
- 我想买一点儿水果。 Wǒ xiǎng mǎi yìdiǎnr shuǐguǒ. I want to buy a little fruit.
- 今天有一点儿冷。 Jīntiān yǒu yìdiǎnr lěng. Today is a little cold.
- 李月吃了一点儿米饭。 Lǐ Yuè chīle yìdiǎnr mǐfàn. Li Yue ate a little rice.
- 你能快一点儿吗？ Nǐ néng kuài yìdiǎnr ma? Can you be a little faster?
- 请走慢一点儿。 Qǐng zǒu màn yìdiǎnr. Please walk a little slower.
- 爸爸喝了一点儿茶。 Bàba hēle yìdiǎnr chá. Dad drank a little tea.
- 这个手机有一点儿贵。 Zhè ge shǒujī yǒu yìdiǎnr guì. This mobile phone is a little expensive.
Related words
- 一 yī one
- 一半 yíbàn half
- 一会儿 yíhuìr a moment, a little while
- 一块儿 yíkuàir together
- 一下儿 yíxiàr a bit, briefly (after a verb)
- 一样 yíyàng the same, alike
- 一边 yìbiān one side; while (doing two things at once)
- 一起 yìqǐ together
- 一些 yìxiē some, a few
- 不一定 bù yídìng not necessarily
- 不一会儿 bùyíhuìr in a short while
- 一部分 yí bùfen one part