一点儿/有点儿
yìdiǎnr / yǒudiǎnr
Move a bit from the front to the back and a complaint turns into a request
The picture One tiny grain. Hold it out and ask for it and you get 一点儿 after the adjective; find it already stuck to you and grumble, and you get 有点儿 in front.
Where the picture shows up in 一点儿/有点儿
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a little less, please
盐少放一点儿。
yán shǎo fàng yìdiǎnr
Go easy on the salt.
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a little that is already there
这件衣服有点儿贵。
zhè jiàn yīfu yǒudiǎnr guì
This one's a bit pricey.
有点儿 almost always leads into something unwelcome; 有点儿便宜 sounds broken.
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a little more of it, please
你能说慢一点儿吗？
nǐ néng shuō màn yìdiǎnr ma
Could you speak a bit more slowly?
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a little stuck to me
我今天有点儿累，先回去了。
wǒ jīntiān yǒudiǎnr lèi, xiān huíqu le
I'm a bit tired today, I'll head home first.
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a little once measured
今天比昨天冷一点儿。
jīntiān bǐ zuótiān lěng yìdiǎnr
It's a bit colder today than yesterday.
After a comparison, 一点儿 means by that much more.