Chinese

有點

/joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ti̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
somewhat; a little; a bit
  • TOCFL 2
  • 有点

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  • characterChinese有 “to have; to possess (when a subject is present)”
    • soundChinese又 “again; once more”
    • meaningChinese肉 “meat; flesh”
    • meaningChinese月 “moon (Classifier: 輪/轮 m)”
  • characterChinese點 “dot; spot; speck”
    • meaningChinese黑 “black”
    • soundChinese占 “to divine; to foretell”
      • ideaChinese卜 “to divine”
      • ideaChinese口 “mouth, especially the lips and internal mouth cavity (Classifier: 把 c)”

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