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點津
diǎn jīn
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to solve a problem;
to answer a question;
(Internet) Q&A forum;
advice column
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點滴
diǎn dī
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a drip;
a little bit;
intravenous drip (used to administer drugs)
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點滴試驗
diǎn dī shì yàn
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spot check
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點火
diǎn huǒ
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to ignite;
to light a fire;
to agitate;
to start an engine;
ignition;
fig. to stir up trouble
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點火開關
diǎn huǒ kāi guān
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ignition switch
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點焊
diǎn hàn
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spot welding
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點煙器
diǎn yān qì
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cigarette lighter (in a car);
12-volt cigarette lighter receptacle
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點燃
diǎn rán
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to ignite;
to set on fire;
aflame
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點球
diǎn qiú
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penalty kick
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點畫
diǎn huà
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strokes of a Chinese character
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點發
diǎn fā
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to fire in bursts;
shooting intermittently
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點睛
diǎn jīng
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to dot in the eyes;
fig. to add finishing touch;
abbr. for idiom 畫龍點睛|画龙点睛, to paint a dragon and dot in the eyes;
the crucial point that brings the subject to life
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點睛之筆
diǎn jīng zhī bǐ
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the brush stroke that dots in the eyes (idiom); fig. to add the vital finishing touch;
the crucial point that brings the subject to life;
a few words to clinch the point
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點石成金
diǎn shí chéng jīn
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to touch base matter and turn it to gold (idiom); fig. to turn crude writing into a literary gem
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點破
diǎn pò
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to lay bare in a few words;
to expose with a word;
to point out bluntly
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點票
diǎn piào
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to count votes
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點積
diǎn jī
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dot product (math.)
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點穴
diǎn xué
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to hit a pressure point (martial arts);
dim mak;
see also 點脈|点脉[dian3 mai4]
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點穿
diǎn chuān
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to lay bare in a few words;
to expose with a word
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點竄
diǎn cuàn
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to reword;
to edit a text
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點綴
diǎn zhuì
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to decorate;
to adorn;
sprinkled;
studded;
only for show
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點翅朱雀
diǎn chì zhū què
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(bird species of China) Sharpe's rosefinch (Carpodacus verreauxii)
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點背
diǎn bèi
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(dialect) to be out of luck
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點胸鴉雀
diǎn xiōng yā què
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(bird species of China) spot-breasted parrotbill (Paradoxornis guttaticollis)
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點脈
diǎn mài
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to hit a pressure point (martial arts);
dim mak;
see also 點穴|点穴[dian3 xue2]
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