那么点儿

那麼點兒
nàmediǎnr
phrase #30,339

Meanings

  1. 1 just that tiny amount
  2. 2 such a little bit
  3. 3 merely that much

Examples

Jiù nàmediǎnr qián, zěnme gòu huā?
Just that little money — how could it be enough?
Tā zhǐ shèng nàmediǎnr lìqi le.
He had only that little bit of strength left.

Tips

usage
Spoken Mandarin construction expressing a dismissively small quantity. Often paired with (jiù, 'just') for emphasis: 那么点儿. The is the Beijing-style retroflex (érhuà) — drop it (那么) in southern speech.
register
Distinctly colloquial and northern-flavored — fits Beijing/北方 dialogue but feels out of place in formal writing, where you'd say 这么 or 仅仅那么一点.

Stroke Order

me
diǎn
ér