一丁点儿 (yī dīng) — a tiny bit; a little; a smidgen
Definition
Colloquial quantifier for 'a tiny bit / a smidgen', used mainly in spoken Chinese with mass nouns (food, money, time). Often reduplicated as 一丁点儿 as in the examples.
quantifier
a tiny bita littlea smidgen
Examples
- 一丁点儿。Wǒ zhī chī le yī dīng fàn.I only ate a tiny bit of rice.
- 一丁点儿？Nǐ hái yǒu yī dīng qián ma?Do you still have a little bit of money?
- 一丁点儿。Tā zhǐ yǒu yī dīng shí jiān.He only has a little bit of time.
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