diǎn

dot, speck, spot; point, degree

DEFINITIONS

點 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

WORDS

chóng diǎn to recount (e.g. results of election); to re-evaluate
zhòng diǎn important point; main point; focus; key (project etc); to focus on; to put the emphasis on
yín diǎn the silver point; the melting point of silver 962°C used as a calibration point in some temperature scales
銷售時 xiāo shòu shí diǎn point of sale
銷售時情報系統 xiāo shòu shí diǎn qíng bào xì tǒng point of sale system
銷售 xiāo shòu diǎn point of sale (POS); checkout; retail outlet
房 zhōng diǎn fáng hourly rate hotel; love hotel
鏡像站 jìng xiàng zhàn diǎn mirror (computing)
zhōng diǎn hour; specified time
工 zhōng diǎn gōng hourly worker; hourly job
鑼鼓 luó gǔ diǎn Chinese percussion fixed pattern; percussion rhythm
心眼 zhǎng diǎn xīn yǎn to watch out; to keep one's wits about one
閃光 shǎn guāng diǎn lit. flash point; crucial point; essential point
shǎn diǎn flash point (chemistry)
fù diǎn dot (music notation)
降落地 jiàng luò dì diǎn landing site
nán diǎn difficulty
yǔ diǎn raindrop
零缺 líng quē diǎn zero defect; faultless; impeccable
零起 líng qǐ diǎn from zero; from scratch; beginners' (course); for beginners
líng diǎn midnight; to order à la carte; (math.) zero of a function
五 líng diǎn wǔ zero point five, 0.5; one half
定理 líng diǎn dìng lǐ Hilbert's zeros theorem (math.); Nullstellensatz
能 líng diǎn néng zero-point energy (quantum mechanical vacuum effect)
雷聲大,雨小 léi shēng dà , yǔ diǎn xiǎo loud thunder, but only tiny drops of rain (idiom); a lot of talk, but no action; action speaks louder than words; his bite is worse than his bark