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Expressing "not at all" with 一点 也 不 ("yidian3r ye3 bu4"

一点 yīdiǎnr yě bù

Grammar
HSK 3

Structure

Subj. + 一点(儿) + 也 / 都 + 不 + Adj. Subj. + 一点 + 也 / 都 + 不 + [Verb Phrase]

Definition

表示完全否定，强调程度为零。

Indicates complete negation, emphasizing that the degree is zero.

Usage

常用于口语，跟在形容词或动词前，构成“一点儿也不/都 + 形容词/动词”结构。

Commonly used in spoken Chinese, placed before an adjective or verb in the structure '一点儿也不/都 + adj/verb'.

Examples

  • 1 我一点儿也不累。 (I am not tired at all.)
  • 2 他一点儿都不喜欢吃辣。 (He doesn't like spicy food at all.)
  • 3 这个问题一点儿也不难。 (This question is not difficult at all.)
  • 4 她一点儿也不在乎别人的看法。 (She doesn't care about others' opinions at all.)
  • 5 今天的天气一点儿也不好。 (The weather today is not good at all.)

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