<p>Well, that is still not Chinese i have to say.
Here is somthime interesting.</p>

<p>开 is the verb. 屋门 is the object (noun). So a genuine Chinese is:
我的同屋睡觉的时候，想把屋门开一点点。
Here 把 similiars  to ‘to’ in English.</p>

<p>开屋门 together is an imperative  or a command</p>

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George Wang
<p>Your issue is 一点 here modifies the verb 开， not 开门. So, you have to pull it closer to 开. It's not an big issue with that additional 的 before 时候. </p>

<p>Roommate can be interpreted as 室友，which is more common than 同屋. </p>

<p>a little can be translated to 一点 or 一点点. 一点点 sounds a bit cutie sometimes.</p>

<p>So, the whole sentence can be translated to: 我（的）室友睡觉(的)时候，喜欢开一点（屋）门.</p>

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dan
<p>Replace "同屋" with "室友" roommate 
Replace "想开屋门一点点" with "想让屋门开着一点点", want to leave the door open a bit</p>

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Xiaogegexiao
<p>同居 is not an ideal way to express roommates. 室友 should be a better word.<br>
想把屋门打开一点点 makes sense to me.<br>
‘我的室友睡觉的时候会把屋门打开一点点‘ would be the way I say it.<br>
'My roommate will leave the door open a little when he/she goes to the bed.'</p>

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tooooony
<p>Since  睡觉 (to sleep) is a verb that doesn't take object, </p>

<p>时候 (time) as a noun cannot follow 睡觉 directly. To resolve the conflict, we  have to add 的 after 睡觉 to make it an adjectival phrase '睡觉的' as in "睡觉的时候" (sleeping time) -- That would then be grammatically correct</p>

<p>In English, the <strong>object</strong> is usually placed <strong>before</strong>  the adverbial phrase -- as in   "open the <strong>door</strong> a little bit" </p>

<p>But in Chinese, the <strong>object</strong> is usually placed <strong>after</strong> the adverbial phrase -- as in "开一点点<strong>屋门</strong>" ( the object '屋门' follows the adverbial phrase '一点点' )</p>

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Tang Ho
<p>I wrote this sentence:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>我的同屋睡觉时候想开屋门一点点.<br>
  <sub>Wǒ de tóngwū shuìjiào shíhòu xiǎng kāi wūmén yīdiǎndiǎn.</sub></p>
</blockquote>

<p>It was meant to mean "when my roommate sleeps, they like to open the door a little". Our teacher 张老师 made these corrections:</p>

<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/AJjEL.jpg" rel="noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/AJjEL.jpg" alt="我的同屋睡觉时候想开屋门一点点"></a></p>

<p>So she corrected it to:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>我的<a href="http://dict.cn/%E5%90%8C%E5%B1%8B" rel="noreferrer">同屋</a><a href="http://dict.cn/%E7%9D%A1%E8%A7%89" rel="noreferrer">睡觉</a><strong>的</strong><a href="http://dict.cn/%E6%97%B6%E5%80%99" rel="noreferrer">时候</a>想开<strong>一点点</strong><a href="http://dict.cn/%E5%B1%8B" rel="noreferrer">屋</a>门.<br>
  <sub>Wǒ de tóngwū shuì jué de shíhòu xiǎng kāi yīdiǎndiǎn wūmén.</sub></p>
</blockquote>

<p>I'm not clear as to why.  Judging from Baidu searches for related grammar constructs (<a href="https://www.baidu.com/s?wd=%E7%9D%A1%E8%A7%89%E6%97%B6%E5%80%99" rel="noreferrer">睡觉时候</a> and <a href="https://www.baidu.com/s?wd=%E8%AF%B4%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E4%B8%80%E7%82%B9" rel="noreferrer">说汉语一点</a>), what I wrote is plain wrong, but I don't understand why.  It looks important, so...</p>

<p><strong>Question</strong>: What is wrong with my sentence?</p>

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You can also say我的同屋睡觉时想开一点点屋门。See, Chinese could be very tricky. If u are using 时候,you need to add 的 at front, if you get rid of 候, then 的 shall disappear too. I’m not an expert, so good luck.
Hunter
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睡觉的时候 or 睡觉时 are right, but 睡觉时候 is irregular. You may speak 同屋的人 but not 同屋, it is not an adjective. 同事, 同学 vs 朋友, 校友, 舍友.
xenophōn
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That was 2 years 7 months ago. Now, 5 answers later, would you say 我想吃白饭一点点, (I want to eat rice a little bit), or 我想吃一点点白饭? (I want to eat a little bit of rice) ? :)
Wayne Cheah
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What is wrong with my sentence 我的同屋睡觉时候想开屋门一点点?
# What is wrong with my sentence 我的同屋睡觉时候想开屋门一点点?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-11-16)

I wrote this sentence:

> 我的同屋睡觉时候想开屋门一点点.  
> Wǒ de tóngwū shuìjiào shíhòu xiǎng kāi wūmén yīdiǎndiǎn.

It was meant to mean "when my roommate sleeps, they like to open the door a little". Our teacher 张老师 made these corrections:

[![我的同屋睡觉时候想开屋门一点点](https://i.sstatic.net/AJjEL.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/AJjEL.jpg)

So she corrected it to:

> 我的[同屋](http://dict.cn/%E5%90%8C%E5%B1%8B)[睡觉](http://dict.cn/%E7%9D%A1%E8%A7%89)**的**[时候](http://dict.cn/%E6%97%B6%E5%80%99)想开**一点点**[屋](http://dict.cn/%E5%B1%8B)门.  
> Wǒ de tóngwū shuì jué de shíhòu xiǎng kāi yīdiǎndiǎn wūmén.

I'm not clear as to why. Judging from Baidu searches for related grammar constructs ([睡觉时候](https://www.baidu.com/s?wd=%E7%9D%A1%E8%A7%89%E6%97%B6%E5%80%99) and [说汉语一点](https://www.baidu.com/s?wd=%E8%AF%B4%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E4%B8%80%E7%82%B9)), what I wrote is plain wrong, but I don't understand why. It looks important, so...

**Question**: What is wrong with my sentence?

**Tags:** grammar, writing-critique

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: You can also say我的同屋睡觉时想开一点点屋门。See, Chinese could be very tricky. If u are using 时候,you need to add 的 at front, if you get rid of 候, then 的 shall disappear too. I’m not an expert, so good luck.  
> **username_2**: 睡觉的时候 or 睡觉时 are right, but 睡觉时候 is irregular. You may speak 同屋的人 but not 同屋, it is not an adjective. 同事, 同学 vs 朋友, 校友, 舍友.  
> **username_3**: That was 2 years 7 months ago. Now, 5 answers later, would you say 我想吃白饭一点点, (I want to eat rice a little bit), or 我想吃一点点白饭? (I want to eat a little bit of rice) ? :)  

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## 5 answers

### Answer by username_8 on 2017-11-16. Score: 7 | Accepted answer

Since 睡觉 (to sleep) is a verb that doesn't take object,

时候 (time) as a noun cannot follow 睡觉 directly. To resolve the conflict, we have to add 的 after 睡觉 to make it an adjectival phrase '睡觉的' as in "睡觉的时候" (sleeping time) -- That would then be grammatically correct

In English, the **object** is usually placed **before** the adverbial phrase -- as in "open the **door** a little bit"

But in Chinese, the **object** is usually placed **after** the adverbial phrase -- as in "开一点点**屋门**" ( the object '屋门' follows the adverbial phrase '一点点' )


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### Answer by username_4 on 2017-11-16. Score: 2

Well, that is still not Chinese i have to say.
Here is somthime interesting.

开 is the verb. 屋门 is the object (noun). So a genuine Chinese is:
我的同屋睡觉的时候，想把屋门开一点点。
Here 把 similiars to ‘to’ in English.

开屋门 together is an imperative or a command


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### Answer by username_5 on 2017-11-16. Score: 1

Your issue is 一点 here modifies the verb 开， not 开门. So, you have to pull it closer to 开. It's not an big issue with that additional 的 before 时候.

Roommate can be interpreted as 室友，which is more common than 同屋.

a little can be translated to 一点 or 一点点. 一点点 sounds a bit cutie sometimes.

So, the whole sentence can be translated to: 我（的）室友睡觉(的)时候，喜欢开一点（屋）门.


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### Answer by username_6 on 2017-11-16. Score: 1

Replace "同屋" with "室友" roommate
Replace "想开屋门一点点" with "想让屋门开着一点点", want to leave the door open a bit


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### Answer by username_7 on 2017-11-16. Score: 0

同居 is not an ideal way to express roommates. 室友 should be a better word.  
想把屋门打开一点点 makes sense to me.  
‘我的室友睡觉的时候会把屋门打开一点点‘ would be the way I say it.  
'My roommate will leave the door open a little when he/she goes to the bed.'


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