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

没 chà diǎn méi almost; nearly; (i.e. same as 差點|差点[cha4 dian3])
带着希望去旅行,比到达终更美好 dài zhe xī wàng qù lǚ xíng , bǐ dào dá zhōng diǎn gèng měi hǎo It is better to travel hopefully than to arrive.
jǐ diǎn what time?; when?
废物心 fèi wù diǎn xin (coll.) a good-for-nothing; loser
引爆 yǐn bào diǎn tipping point
心有灵犀一通 xīn yǒu líng xī yī diǎn tōng hearts linked as one, just as the proverbial rhinoceros communicates emotion telepathically through his single horn (idiom); fig. two hearts beat as one
kuài diǎn to do sth more quickly; Hurry up!; Get a move on!
儿 kuài diǎn r erhua variant of 快點|快点[kuai4 dian3]
yìng diǎn to act on one's word
战略要 zhàn lüè yào diǎn strategic point
滴 dǎ diǎn dī to put sb on an intravenous drip
pī diǎn to add critical marks or notes to a text; (fig.) to criticize
投票地 tóu piào dì diǎn voting place
guǎi diǎn turning point; breaking point; inflexion point (math., a point of a curve at which the curvature changes sign)
江山 zhǐ diǎn jiāng shān to talk idly about important matters (idiom); to set the world to rights; to pass judgment on everything
迷津 zhǐ diǎn mí jīn to show sb how to get to the right path
儿 diào diǎn r drip of rain
收支平衡 shōu zhī píng héng diǎn break-even point
放射性最强 fàng shè xìng zuì qiáng diǎn radioactive hot spot
图 sǎn diǎn tú scatter plot
zhěng diǎn time of day exactly on the hour (i.e. 12:00, 1:00 etc); to make an inventory; (math.) point that has integer coordinates
文不加 wén bù jiā diǎn to write a flawless essay in one go (idiom); to be quick-witted and skilled at writing compositions
狗 bān diǎn gǒu Dalmatian (dog breed)
旅游景 lǚ yóu jǐng diǎn tourist attraction; travel sight
旅游热 lǚ yóu rè diǎn a hot tourist attraction; a tourist trap