diǎn

dot, speck, spot; point, degree

HSK 1 #128

DEFINITIONS

点 diǎn
  • point
  • dot
  • drop
  • speck
  • o'clock
  • point (in space or time)
  • to draw a dot
  • to check on a list
  • to choose
  • to order (food in a restaurant)
  • to touch briefly
  • to hint
  • to light
  • to ignite
  • to pour a liquid drop by drop
  • (old) one fifth of a two-hour watch 更[geng1]
  • dot stroke in Chinese characters
  • classifier for items

STROKES

WORDS

转捩 zhuǎn liè diǎn turning point
将 diǎn jiàng to appoint a general (in theater); fig. to appoint sb for a task
明 diǎn míng to point out
阵 diǎn zhèn lattice; dot matrix; bitmap
一丁 yī dīng diǎn a tiny bit; a wee bit
yī diǎn yī diǎn little by little; bit by bit; gradually
子 chū diǎn zi to express an opinion; to offer advice
jiā diǎn to work extra hours; to do overtime
十三 shí sān diǎn half-witted; nitwit
居民 jū mín diǎn residential area
争论 zhēng lùn diǎn contention
píng diǎn to comment; a point by point commentary
五 líng diǎn wǔ zero point five, 0.5; one half
名册 diǎn míng cè register of names; attendance roll book
击数 diǎn jī shù number of clicks; number of hits (on a website)
染 diǎn rǎn to touch up (a piece of writing); to add details (to a painting)
穴 diǎn xué to hit a pressure point (martial arts); dim mak; see also 點脈|点脉[dian3 mai4]
题 diǎn tí to bring out the main theme; to make the point; to bring out the substance concisely
G g diǎn G-spot
不 yī diǎn bù not at all
就通 yī diǎn jiù tōng a hint is all that is needed; understanding each other without the need to explain
水一个泡 yī diǎn shuǐ yī gè pào honest and trustworthy (idiom)
邻域 yī diǎn lín yù (math.) neighborhood of a point
dīng diǎn tiny bit
三相 sān xiàng diǎn triple point (thermodynamics)