有点儿
Written yǒu diǎn r, said yóu diǎn r — a third tone before another third tone is said as a second.
Meaning
- slightly
- a little
- somewhat
How it's used
A complaint, before an adjective: 有点儿贵 (a bit too expensive). Compare 一点儿, which goes *after* and is neutral: 便宜一点儿 (a bit cheaper, please). Same "a bit", opposite feeling and opposite position.
Example sentence
我有点儿胖。
I'm a little fat.
Characters in 有点儿
- 有 yǒu to have; there is
- 点 diǎn to touch briefly; to tap
- 儿 ér child; the -r ending added to nouns in northern speech