一点点
yī diǎn diǎn
Pinyin

Definition

一点点
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yī diǎn diǎn
  1. a little bit

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

一
yī
  1. 1 one
  2. 2 1
  3. 3 single
  4. 4 a (article)
  5. 5 as soon as
  6. 6 entire
  7. 7 whole
  8. 8 all
  9. 9 throughout
  10. 10 "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
  11. 11 also pr. [yāo] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
一下
yī xià
  1. 1 (used after a verb) give it a go
  2. 2 to do (sth for a bit to give it a try)
  3. 3 one time
  4. 4 once
  5. 5 in a while
  6. 6 all of a sudden
  7. 7 all at once
一起
yī qǐ
  1. 1 in the same place
  2. 2 together
  3. 3 with
  4. 4 altogether (in total)
第一
dì yī
  1. 1 first
  2. 2 number one
  3. 3 primary
一一
yī yī
  1. 1 one by one
  2. 2 one after another
一下子
yī xià zi
  1. 1 in a short while
  2. 2 all at once
  3. 3 all of a sudden
一些
yī xiē
  1. 1 some
  2. 2 a few
  3. 3 a little
  4. 4 (following an adjective) slightly ...er
一共
yī gòng
  1. 1 altogether
一再
yī zài
  1. 1 repeatedly
一切
yī qiè
  1. 1 everything
  2. 2 every
  3. 3 all
一半
yī bàn
  1. 1 half
一同
yī tóng
  1. 1 along
  2. 2 together
一呼百应
yī hū bǎi yìng
  1. 1 a hundred answers to a single call (idiom)
  2. 2 to respond en masse
一大早
yī dà zǎo
  1. 1 at dawn
  2. 2 at first light
  3. 3 first thing in the morning
一如既往
yī rú jì wǎng
  1. 1 just as in the past (idiom); as before
  2. 2 continuing as always
一定
yī dìng
  1. 1 surely
  2. 2 certainly
  3. 3 necessarily
  4. 4 fixed
  5. 5 a certain (extent etc)
  6. 6 given
  7. 7 particular
  8. 8 must
一手
yī shǒu
  1. 1 a skill
  2. 2 mastery of a trade
  3. 3 by oneself
  4. 4 without outside help
一旦
yī dàn
  1. 1 in case (sth happens)
  2. 2 if
  3. 3 once (sth happens, then...)
  4. 4 when
  5. 5 in a short time
  6. 6 in one day
一早
yī zǎo
  1. 1 early in the morning
  2. 2 at dawn
一时
yī shí
  1. 1 a period of time
  2. 2 a while
  3. 3 for a short while
  4. 4 temporary
  5. 5 momentary
  6. 6 at the same time

Idioms (20)

一不做，二不休
yī bù zuò , èr bù xiū
  1. 1 don't do it, or don't rest (idiom); either give up, or go through to the end
  2. 2 Since we started, we must carry it through whatever happens.
  3. 3 in for a penny, in for a pound
一丘之貉
yī qiū zhī hé
  1. 1 jackals of the same tribe (idiom); fig. They are all just as bad as each other.
一之为甚
yī zhī wéi shèn
  1. 1 once is more than enough (idiom)
一干二净
yī gān èr jìng
  1. 1 thoroughly (idiom)
  2. 2 completely
  3. 3 one and all
  4. 4 very clean
一五一十
yī wǔ yī shí
  1. 1 lit. count by fives and tens (idiom); to narrate systematically and in full detail
一人得道，鸡犬升天
yī rén dé dào , jī quǎn shēng tiān
  1. 1 lit. when a man achieves the Dao, his poultry and dogs rise to Heaven (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to ride on sb else's success
  3. 3 Once one man gets a government position, all his cronies get in too
  4. 4 Once sb has cracked the problem, every Tom, Dick and Harry can do it
一个天南，一个地北
yī ge tiān nán , yī ge dì běi
  1. 1 to live miles apart (idiom)
一个萝卜一个坑
yī gè luó bo yī gè kēng
  1. 1 lit. every turnip to its hole (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. each person has his own position
  3. 3 each to his own
  4. 4 horses for courses
  5. 5 every kettle has its lid
一倡三叹
yī chàng sān tàn
  1. 1 (of literature, music) deeply moving (idiom)
一传十，十传百
yī chuán shí , shí chuán bǎi
  1. 1 news pass quickly from mouth to mouth (idiom)
  2. 2 an infectious disease spreads quickly (old meaning)
一元复始
yī yuán fù shǐ
  1. 1 a new year begins (idiom)
一刀两断
yī dāo liǎng duàn
  1. 1 lit. two segments with a single cut (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to make a clean break (idiom)
一刀切
yī dāo qiē
  1. 1 lit. to cut all at one stroke (idiom); to impose uniformity
  2. 2 one solution fits a diversity of problems
  3. 3 one size fits all
一分一毫
yī fēn yī háo
  1. 1 a tiny bit (idiom)
  2. 2 an iota
一分为二
yī fēn wéi èr
  1. 1 one divides into two
  2. 2 to be two-sided
  3. 3 there are two sides to everything
  4. 4 to see both sb's good points and shortcomings (idiom)
一切就绪
yī qiè jiù xù
  1. 1 everything in its place and ready (idiom)
一则以喜，一则以忧
yī zé yǐ xǐ , yī zé yǐ yōu
  1. 1 happy on the one hand, but worried on the other (idiom)
一反常态
yī fǎn cháng tài
  1. 1 complete change from the normal state (idiom); quite uncharacteristic
  2. 2 entirely outside the norm
  3. 3 out of character
一呼百应
yī hū bǎi yìng
  1. 1 a hundred answers to a single call (idiom)
  2. 2 to respond en masse
一呼百诺
yī hū bǎi nuò
  1. 1 one command brings a hundred responses (idiom); having hundreds of attendants at one's beck and call

Sample Sentences

来，你先啜饮一小口，在嘴巴里面停留个五秒再吞下去，你可以感觉到些微的苦味，透着一点点百香果的甜味和香气，这就是精酿啤酒才会有的、有深度的味道。
lái ，nǐ xiān chuòyǐn yī xiǎo kǒu ，zài zuǐba lǐmiàn tíngliú ge wǔ miǎo zài tūn xiàqù ，nǐ kěyǐ gǎnjué dào xiēwēi de kǔwèi ，tòu zhe yīdiǎndiǎn bǎixiāngguǒ de tiánwèi hé xiāngqì ，zhè jiùshì jīngniàngpíjiǔ cái huì yǒu de 、yǒu shēndù de wèidao 。
Come, first take a small sip. Leave it in your mouth for five seconds before swallowing it. You can feel a slight bitterness, cut through with a little of the passion fruit’s sweetness and fragrance. That’s the deep flavour that only craft beer has.
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每家餐厅的司康饼、蛋糕都有一点点不一样，茶也是。
měi jiā cāntīng de sīkāngbǐng 、dàngāo dōu yǒu yīdiǎndiǎn bù yīyàng ，chá yě shì 。
The scones and cakes at each restaurant are always a little different, as is the tea.
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除了激情褪去后的那一点点倦。
chúle jīqíng tuì qù hòu de nà yīdiǎndiǎn juàn 。
After the passion is gone, it feels so worn out
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没有一点点防备，也没有一丝顾虑。
méiyǒu yīdiǎndiǎn fángbèi ，yě méiyǒu yī sī gùlǜ 。
With my guard down, without any misgivings
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大概七八岁吧。可能他们觉得好玩儿，反正小孩子喝一点点也没关系的。
dàgài qībā suì ba 。kěnéng tāmen juéde hǎowánr ，fǎnzhèng xiǎo háizi hē yīdiǎndiǎn yě méiguānxi de 。
About seven or eight years old. Maybe they think it's fun. Anyway, if kids drink a bit of alcohol it's fine.
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你要盖上盖子，让它密封的，然后用小火或者没有火，用一点点的热量把它弄熟。
nǐ yào gàishàng gàizi ，ràng tā mìfēng de ，ránhòu yòng xiǎohuǒ huòzhě méiyǒu huǒ ，yòng yīdiǎndiǎn de rèliàng bǎ tā nòng shú 。
You need to cover it with a lid and seal it, then use a small flame or no flame, using a little bit of heat to cook it.
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老李啊，你看国内现在投资渠道越来越少，看着手里的资金一点点贬值，你不觉得要改变一些想法吗？现在正是中国人的好机会，让我们一起去抄帝国主义的底。
Lǎo Lǐ a ，nǐ kàn guónèi xiànzài tóuzī qúdào yuèláiyuèshǎo ，kànzhe shǒulǐ de zījīn yīdiǎndiǎn biǎnzhí ，nǐ bù juéde yào gǎibiàn yīxiē xiǎngfǎ ma ？xiànzài zhèngshì Zhōngguórén de hǎo jīhuì ，ràng wǒmen yīqǐ qù chāo dìguózhǔyì de dǐ 。
Lao Li, look at how domestic investment channels are becoming fewer and fewer. Seeing how our funds have become more devalued, don't you think it's time to change our ways of thinking? It's a great opportunity for Chinese people now. Let's go bottom-fishing in these developed nations.
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没有。不过有几项只接触过一点点。
méiyǒu 。bùguò yǒu jǐ xiàng zhǐ jiēchù guo yīdiǎndiǎn 。
No. But there were a few where I barely learned anything.
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一点点
yīdiǎndiǎn
A little bit.
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有机蔬菜好像挺贵的。一点点就要几十块。
yǒujī shūcài hǎoxiàng tǐng guì de 。yīdiǎndiǎn jiù yào jǐshí kuài 。
It seems like organic vegetables are pretty expensive. Just a few costs a lot of money.
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