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有点贵。

It is a bit expensive.
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Practice path

Make this line survive without the page.

Start with the sound, then answer the authored recall prompts for this exact line. No browsing through the whole quiz set.

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Scene

When to use it

Reacting to a price while shopping, comparing options, or deciding politely.

Risk

use with care

Do not use it as a complaint at a formal business table. It is casual shopping language.

Literal

Have a little expensive.

有点 softens negative comments. It is more natural than bluntly saying 太贵了 in many situations.

Examples

Say it inside real sentences.

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01 This is a bit expensive.
02 It is a bit expensive. I’ll keep looking.

Mini dialogue

Hear the social move.

Play both lines, then say the second line without looking.

A Is this okay?
B It is a bit expensive.

Contrast

Do not blur these together.

01 A bit expensive.
02 Too expensive. Stronger.

Recall prompts

Check whether it survived.

01 · What does 有点贵。 mean?

Answer: It is a bit expensive.

有点 softens negative comments. It is more natural than bluntly saying 太贵了 in many situations.

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02 · Fill the pinyin for 有点贵。

Answer: yǒu diǎn guì.

点 is third tone; 贵 is fourth tone.

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03 · Which line softens a price complaint?

Answer: 有点贵。

有点 makes the comment less harsh than 太.

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