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有点儿 and 一点儿 — “a bit”
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The soup is not quite right
- You taste a friend's soup. It is a little salty, and you want to say so gently.
- this这个soup汤a bit有点儿salted咸。 — "This soup is a bit salty."
a bit有点儿 + adjective: a mild complaint
- a bit有点儿 goes before an adjective and usually signals something slightly unwanted: a bit有点儿rope累, a bit tired; a bit有点儿expensive贵, a bit expensive.
- It softens a negative comment. a bit有点儿good好 sounds odd; for a positive description, use degree / adjective linker很good好 or correct不错.
today今天a bit有点儿cold冷。
You feel slightly tired after class. Which fits?
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A mild unwanted feeling uses 有点儿 before the adjective. 累一点儿 would compare or ask for more tiredness.
Adjective + a bit一点儿: a little more or less
- a bit一点儿 comes after an adjective to compare or ask for a change: cheap便宜a bit一点儿, a bit cheaper; rapid快a bit一点儿, a bit faster.
- It is common in requests: can / may可以cheap便宜a bit一点儿(yes/no ?)吗？ — "Can it be a bit cheaper?"
please请speak说slowly慢a bit一点儿。
At a market: “Can it be a bit cheaper?” 可以便宜____吗？
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To ask for a change, put 一点儿 after the adjective — 便宜一点儿.
Build: “Please speak a bit more slowly.”
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Request + verb + adjective + 一点儿 asks for a small change.
a bit一点儿 before a noun
- Before a noun, a bit一点儿 means a small amount: I / me我want / think / miss想to shout喝a bit一点儿water水。 — "I'd like to drink a little water."
- With not不 or also也not不 it means "not at all": a bit一点儿also也not不rope累, not tired at all.
一点儿也不冷 means “not cold at all”.
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True. 一点儿 with 也不 means “not at all”.
Watch out
- Position decides the meaning: a bit有点儿 + adjective comments on now (a bit有点儿expensive贵); adjective + a bit一点儿 compares or asks for change (cheap便宜a bit一点儿).
- Do not say a bit有点儿cheap便宜 to ask for a lower price. That comments that it is a bit cheap; ask cheap便宜a bit一点儿.
Recap
- a bit有点儿 + adjective = a bit …, usually a mild complaint: a bit有点儿salted咸, a bit有点儿rope累.
- Adjective + a bit一点儿 = a bit more/less, for comparing or asking: slowly慢a bit一点儿, cheap便宜a bit一点儿. a bit一点儿 + noun = a little of something.
You are buying a jacket. It is a little too big and a little expensive. Close the examples. Say one sentence about each problem and one request, then write them in Chinese.
Compare meaning and word order with the model; your sentences need not copy it. A partner or teacher must hear the spoken version to comment on pronunciation.