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这么点儿 (zhè me diǎn r) — so little, such a small amount (emphasizing insufficiency)

Definition

A colloquial pronoun meaning 'this/so little', highlighting that the amount is tiny or insufficient. Colloquial, written as 这么点 or 这么点儿.

pronoun
so littlesuch a small amount (emphasizing insufficiency)

Examples

  • 这么点儿？
    zhè me diǎn r Dōng xī gòu chī ma?
    Is such a small amount of food enough to eat?
  • 这么点儿，。
    Tā jiù gěi le zhè me diǎn r qián, gēn běn bú gòu.
    He only gave this little money — it's nowhere near enough.
  • 这么点儿，。
    zhè me diǎn r Gōng zuò, wǒ shí fēn zhōng jiù zuò wán le.
    This little bit of work, I finished in ten minutes.

Origin

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 這; 这 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
辶Written in full as辵chuòwalk
Sound part声符shēngfú
言
言yán這zhè
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

In the traditional form 這, 辶 (walk) combines with 言 for the sound. The character first meant “to meet” and was later used for “this”.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 麼; 么 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
幺幺yāosmall, tiny
Sound part声符shēngfú
麻
麻má麼
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 麼 pairs 麻, which gives the sound, with 幺, which means small/tiny; the simplified 么 is a later shorthand.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 點; 点 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
黑黑hēiblack
Sound part声符shēngfú
占
占zhàn點diǎn(r)
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 點 pairs 黑 (black) with 占 for its sound; the simplified 点 is a later abbreviation.

Open 点 →

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The shape 儿 is a simple drawing of a standing person, used as an alternate form of the character for person.

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