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I've read the following phrases:
A: 妈妈，我可以和新邻居一起玩吗？
B: 可以，玩得开心点。
In the two sentences above, what does the 点 mean?
I think this is something like the following:
A: Mam, can I play together with those who moved recently?
B: Yes, you can. Have a good time.
点 or 一点 means some or a bit.
Just like we often use 很 (very) before adjectives and 些 (some) before nouns, we often need 点 just to make the sentence grammatical.
If you omit 点 saying 玩得开心, it sounds like a declarative sentence, rather than an imperative one.
Similarly, we say
快点 hurry up
小心点 be careful
慢点 take it easy
点 somehow functions like a sentence final particle like 吧, 了, etc. It is just used in certain types of sentences.
