一点点
HSK 2 (2021)
一点点 (yīdiǎndiǎn) · a little bit
一点点 (yīdiǎndiǎn) means “a little bit”. It is written with 2 characters: 一 (one) + 点 (point). It is an HSK 2 word in the 2021 standard.
How 一点点 is built
The characters
一 yī · one
What 一 is made of
一 is not built from smaller parts; it is written with 1 strokes.
Origin hint: Represents heaven (天), earth (旦), or the number 1 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
点 diǎn · point
What 点 is made of
- 占zhàn — to divine
- ⺊ — structural part
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- ⺊ — structural part
- 灬huǒ — fire
Origin hint: 灬 gives the meaning, 占 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我只会说一点点汉语。Wǒ zhǐ huì shuō yīdiǎndiǎn Hànyǔ.I can only speak a little Chinese.
请给我一点点水。Qǐng gěi wǒ yīdiǎndiǎn shuǐ.Please give me a little bit of water.
Questions about 一点点
What does 一点点 mean?
一点点 (yīdiǎndiǎn) means “a little bit”.
How do you pronounce 一点点?
一点点 is pronounced yīdiǎndiǎn.
Which HSK level is 一点点?
一点点 is in HSK 2 (2021).
Related words
- 一半yībànhalf
- 一会儿yīhuìra moment
- 一块儿yīkuàirtogether
- 一下儿yīxiàra little while
- 一样yīyàngsame
- 一边yībiānone side
- 一点儿yīdiǎnra little
- 一起yīqǐtogether
- 一些yīxiēsome
- 不一定bùyīdìngnot necessarily
Learn 一点点 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 37: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.