{"id":15659,"date":"2020-01-03T22:05:13","date_gmt":"2020-01-03T22:05:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/chinese-grammar\/chinese-grammar-expressing-a-little-too-with-you-dian\/"},"modified":"2020-01-03T22:05:13","modified_gmt":"2020-01-03T22:05:13","slug":"chinese-grammar-expressing-a-little-too-with-you-dian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/fr\/chinese-grammar-expressing-a-little-too-with-you-dian\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinese grammar: Expressing “a little too” with “you dian”"},"content":{"rendered":"

\tAt times you may want to politely say something is "a little too" something. In that case, use "\u6709\u70b9"(y\u01d2u di\u01cen) or "\u6709\u4e00\u70b9"(y\u01d2u yì di\u01cenr).<\/p>\n

\tStructure:
\t<\/strong>To say that something is "a little too … " or "a bit too …", \u6709\u70b9 or \u6709\u4e00\u70b9 are often used (and the Northern versions \u6709\u70b9\u513f and \u6709\u4e00\u70b9\u513f).<\/p>\n

\tExamples:
\t<\/strong><\/p>\n

T\u0101 yóudi\u01cen sh\u0113n\u0261qì.
\t\u5979 \u6709\u70b9 \u751f\u6c14\u3002 \t<\/div>\n
She's a little too angry.<\/div>\n<\/p>\n

Zhè \u0261è n\u01ceichá y\u01d2uyìdi\u01cen tián.
\t\u8fd9 \u4e2a \u5976\u8336 \u6709\u4e00\u70b9 \u751c\u3002 \t<\/div>\n
This milk tea is a little too sweet. \t<\/div><\/p>\n