一丁点儿

一丁點兒

yīdīngdiǎnr

phrase #18,755

Meanings

1 a tiny bit
2 a smidgen
3 the slightest amount

Characters

Examples

他一丁点儿也不在乎。

Tā yīdīngdiǎnr yě bù zàihu.

He doesn't care the slightest bit.

菜里再加一丁点儿盐。

Cài lǐ zài jiā yīdīngdiǎnr yán.

Add just a tiny bit more salt to the dish.

Tips

usage

一丁点儿 is more emphatic than 一点儿 — it stresses just how small the amount is. The 丁 reinforces tininess (丁 originally meant a small nail).

Stroke Order

一 yī

丁 dīng

点 diǎn

儿 ér