youdianr

delaunay1234
 December 09, 2010, 10:18 AM posted in General Discussion

Concerning "youdianr, etc.", I would like to know more precisely when I have to use you dianr, you yi dianr,  yidianr? What is the grammatical structure of these different uses? Thks. JC Delaunay

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joyce_counselor
 March 10, 2011, 04:36 AM

Basically they are the same meaning.

"you dianr=you yi dianr", Which literary means "a little bit", like "天有点儿热。"（It's a little bit hot.）

"yi dian er" is more like a measure word, like "下次早一点儿来。"（Please come a little earlier next time.）