A1 · reviewed · business
我还需要一点时间。
。 I still need a little more time.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.
Current move
Hear it cold Listen first, then choose the Mandarin line before reading the page again.Listen first, then choose the Mandarin line before reading the page again.
Next我还需要一点时间。 02 What does 我还需要一点时间 mean?还 shows the task is still ongoing; 一点 softens the amount.
PracticeI still need a little more time. 03 Fill the pinyin for 我还需要一点时间。一 changes to yì before the third tone 点.
Practicewǒ hái xū yào yì diǎn shí jiān. 04 What should you add if someone needs a deadline?The phrase is safer when paired with when you will send or finish it.
PracticeA time estimate.Scene
When to use it
Explaining a delay without sounding like you forgot the task.
Risk
safe
Do not stop here if someone needs a deadline. Add a time estimate when possible.
Literal
I still need a little time.
This sentence gives a work-safe delay update. 还 shows the task is still in progress.
Mini dialogue
Hear the social move.
Play both lines, then say the second line without looking.
Contrast
Do not blur these together.
Recall prompts
Check whether it survived.
01 · What does 我还需要一点时间 mean?
Answer: I still need a little more time.
还 shows the task is still ongoing; 一点 softens the amount.
Practice this prompt02 · Fill the pinyin for 我还需要一点时间。
Answer: wǒ hái xū yào yì diǎn shí jiān.
一 changes to yì before the third tone 点.
Practice this prompt03 · What should you add if someone needs a deadline?
Answer: A time estimate.
The phrase is safer when paired with when you will send or finish it.
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