比…一点: “a little more than” comparisons in Chinese

The small-gap comparison. 一点 goes after the adjective, never before it.

Seen in these stories

Every sentence below comes from a free graded story you can read in full, with pinyin over each word.

• 他比我高一点。

  He is a bit taller than me.

  我的朋友小明 My Friend Xiaoming · HSK 2

• 公交车比地铁慢一点。

  The bus is a bit slower than the subway.

  坐公交车 Taking the Bus · HSK 2

• 北方的夏天比南方短一点。

  Summer in the north is a bit shorter than in the south.

  中国的四季 China's Four Seasons · HSK 3