Chinese word dictionary

有点儿

yǒudiǎnr · slightly; a little; somewhat

Practice word

Word information

Simplified有点儿

Traditional有點兒

Pinyinyǒudiǎnr

Part of speech副

HSK 3.01

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

有yǒu

to have, to own, to possess; to exist

点diǎn

dot, point, speck

儿ér

son, child

How to learn 有点儿

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

Related vocabulary

Words with the same characters

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点diǎn

to touch briefly; to tap; to mark with a dot; to check off (on a list); to order (food etc); to select; to mention; to bring up (a topic or person); to hint at; to imply; to administer (eye medicine etc) in drops; to light (a fire, a lamp etc); to ignite; to nod (one's head) in agreement; to beckon by moving (one's hand) up and down; point; dot; spot; speck; dot stroke in Chinese characters; (math.) decimal point; point in time or space; (after a number) o'clock; a small amount; a bit; (after a verb or adjective) a bit more; classifier for small amounts

儿子érzi

son

点diǎn

point; dot; drop; speck; o'clock

好玩儿hǎowánr

erhua variant of 好玩[hao3 wan2]

没有méiyǒu

haven't; hasn't; doesn't exist; to not have; to not be

面条儿miàntiáor

erhua variant of 麵條|面条[mian4 tiao2]