一点也/都不

Structure :

Subject + 一点也/都不 + Adjective

Meaning:

The phrases “一点也不 ” and “一点都不 ” can both be used to express “not at all .

Examples:

    他的朋友 一点 都 不 可爱。

    Tā de pénɡ you yì diǎn dōu bú kě ài.

    His friend is not cute at all.

一点也/都不 with a verb
Structure :

Subject + 一点也/都 + 不 + Verb

Meaning:

This describes the subject as being “not at all adjective” or “not even slightly adjective”. Psychological verbs can also appear in place of the adjective in this structure.

Examples:

    他 一点 也 不 喜欢 啤酒。

    Tā yì diǎn yě bú xǐ huɑn pí jiǔ .

    He doesn’t like beer even a little bit.

一点也/都不 with 没
Structure :

Subject + 一点都/也 + 没 + Verb

Meaning:

The phrases “一点也没 ” and “一点都没 ” can also be used to express “not at all .” This is used when the statement uses or implies the verb negative form of 有 in the past

Examples:

    我 一点 也 没 生气。

    Wǒ yì diǎn yě méi shēnɡ qì

    I didn’t get even a little bit angry.

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