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From :   Kevin Chaput

Date : 2008-11-06 / 04:43AM

i know a few different ways to say “a little bit”….稍微, 一些, and 一點點 but i don’t know which to use in different situations, please help.
thanks a lot!

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 Benny the Mandarin Teacher bennysland.com 
2008-11-06 / 11:03AM

Hi Kevin, those three words are all different, if we rank them according to the degree. It should be: 一点点 <稍微<一些

1. 一点点 = a little

2. 稍微 = a bit

3. 一些 = some

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