{"id":3225,"date":"2019-11-07T09:02:48","date_gmt":"2019-11-07T09:02:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/chinese-grammar\/chinese-grammar-expressing-quot-a-little-too-quot-with-quot-you-dian-quot\/"},"modified":"2019-11-07T09:02:48","modified_gmt":"2019-11-07T09:02:48","slug":"chinese-grammar-expressing-quot-a-little-too-quot-with-quot-you-dian-quot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/th\/chinese-grammar-expressing-quot-a-little-too-quot-with-quot-you-dian-quot\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinese grammar: Expressing "a little too" with "you dian""},"content":{"rendered":"
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At 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

Structure:
<\/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).
Subject + \u6709\u70b9\/\u6709\u4e00\u70b9 + Adjective<\/p>\n

Examples:
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T\u0101 yóudi\u01cen sh\u0113n\u0261qì.
\u5979 \u6709\u70b9 \u751f\u6c14\u3002<\/div>\n
She’s a little too angry.<\/div>\n
Zhè \u0261è n\u01ceichá y\u01d2uyìdi\u01cen tián.
\u8fd9 \u4e2a \u5976\u8336 \u6709\u4e00\u70b9 \u751c\u3002<\/div>\n
This milk tea is a little too sweet.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n