<p><strong>&quot;Adj(大/小/高/矮/胖/瘦/美/醜/..) + 了（一）点儿&quot; = &quot;a little bit too + adj&quot;</strong></p>
<p>Note that, similar to &quot;太 + adj + 了&quot;, <strong>&quot;了&quot; helps to express/emphasize the state of &quot;excessiveness&quot;</strong>. But, unlike the former (太 + adj + 了), it is indispensable in this pattern (adj + 了（一）点儿).</p>
<ul>
<li>&quot;他年龄<strong>大了点</strong>儿&quot; = &quot;他年龄<strong>有点</strong>儿大&quot; - &quot;He is a little bit too old&quot;; both are a more reserved expression than &quot;他年龄<strong>太</strong>大了 or 他<strong>太</strong>老了 - He is too old&quot;</li>
</ul>
<p>Also note that without 太 and (一）点儿, &quot;了&quot; indicates the <strong>&quot;change of state&quot;</strong>.</p>
<ul>
<li>他老了 - He gets old/He is getting old.</li>
</ul>

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r13
<p>People say:</p>
<p>&quot;大了&quot;中的“了”表示变化已经完成.<br />
The “了”in 大了expresses that the difference is already complete.</p>
<p>But:<br />
1. You can leave out 了：他年龄大点儿，他文化低点儿。<br />
2. If I am older than you, that is no change, I will always be older than you.</p>
<p>So what does 了 do? It emphasises.</p>
<p>他年龄大了点儿，他文化低了点儿。<br />
He's slightly older, but his level of education is a little lower.</p>
<p>他: his<br />
年龄: age<br />
大了: greater<br />
点儿: a little<br />
他: his<br />
文化: schooling<br />
低了: lower<br />
点儿: a little</p>
<p>You could write: 他年纪稍大，但受教育程度稍低。</p>
<p>你多大了?<br />
How old are you?</p>

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Pedroski
<p>&quot;他年龄大了点儿，他文化低了点儿&quot;, &quot;他年龄有点儿大，他文化有点儿低&quot; both are nice.</p>
<p>&quot;他年龄大点儿了 ，他文化低点儿了 &quot; looks confusing. &quot;等他年龄大点儿了/等他年龄(再)大点儿&quot; looks okay, means wait until his age is bigger/ wait until his getting older.</p>

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zrsammy
<p>Adding 一点儿 to an adjective gives it a sense of comparison.
Like 大一点儿 &quot;a little bigger&quot;,  低一点儿 &quot;a little lower&quot;</p>
<p>However, in the sentence &quot;他年龄大了点儿，他文化低了点儿&quot;</p>
<p>I can't figure out the meaning. Does it mean &quot;He is a bit old, education a bit low.&quot;</p>
<p>If this meaning is meant, I guess &quot;他年龄有点儿大，他文化有点儿低&quot; is a better choice.</p>
<p>I also don't know the function of 了 here?   If 了 conveys &quot;change of situation&quot; then why shouldn't one say &quot;他年龄大点儿了 ，他文化低点儿了 &quot;?</p>
<p>Can anyone help understand the structure of this sentence?</p>

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Adding 点儿 to an adjective
# Adding 点儿 to an adjective

(Asked by: username_0 on 2024-09-29)

Adding 一点儿 to an adjective gives it a sense of comparison.
Like 大一点儿 "a little bigger", 低一点儿 "a little lower"

However, in the sentence "他年龄大了点儿，他文化低了点儿"

I can't figure out the meaning. Does it mean "He is a bit old, education a bit low."

If this meaning is meant, I guess "他年龄有点儿大，他文化有点儿低" is a better choice.

I also don't know the function of 了 here? If 了 conveys "change of situation" then why shouldn't one say "他年龄大点儿了 ，他文化低点儿了 "?

Can anyone help understand the structure of this sentence?

**Tags:** grammar, comparison, mood, change


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## 3 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2024-09-29. Score: 2 | Accepted answer

**"Adj(大/小/高/矮/胖/瘦/美/醜/..) + 了（一）点儿" = "a little bit too + adj"**

Note that, similar to "太 + adj + 了", **"了" helps to express/emphasize the state of "excessiveness"**. But, unlike the former (太 + adj + 了), it is indispensable in this pattern (adj + 了（一）点儿).

* "他年龄**大了点**儿" = "他年龄**有点**儿大" - "He is a little bit too old"; both are a more reserved expression than "他年龄**太**大了 or 他**太**老了 - He is too old"

Also note that without 太 and (一）点儿, "了" indicates the **"change of state"**.

* 他老了 - He gets old/He is getting old.


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### Answer by username_2 on 2024-09-29. Score: 0

People say:

"大了"中的“了”表示变化已经完成.  
The “了”in 大了expresses that the difference is already complete.

But:  
1. You can leave out 了：他年龄大点儿，他文化低点儿。  
2. If I am older than you, that is no change, I will always be older than you.

So what does 了 do? It emphasises.

他年龄大了点儿，他文化低了点儿。  
He's slightly older, but his level of education is a little lower.

他: his  
年龄: age  
大了: greater  
点儿: a little  
他: his  
文化: schooling  
低了: lower  
点儿: a little

You could write: 他年纪稍大，但受教育程度稍低。

你多大了?  
How old are you?


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### Answer by username_3 on 2024-09-30. Score: 0

"他年龄大了点儿，他文化低了点儿", "他年龄有点儿大，他文化有点儿低" both are nice.

"他年龄大点儿了 ，他文化低点儿了 " looks confusing. "等他年龄大点儿了/等他年龄(再)大点儿" looks okay, means wait until his age is bigger/ wait until his getting older.


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