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

多大事 duō dà diǎn shì trivial matter; Big deal!
觸控 duō diǎn chù kòng multi-touch (computing)
zhuāng diǎn to decorate
shǐ diǎn starting point; initial point
定居 dìng jū diǎn settlement
dìng diǎn to determine a location; designated; appointed; specific; fixed (time); fixed point (geometry); fixed-point (number)
企業 dìng diǎn qǐ yè a specialized enterprise
廠 dìng diǎn chǎng factory designated by the state to make a particular product
小不 xiǎo bu diǎn tiny; very small; tiny thing; small child; baby
小數 xiǎo shù diǎn decimal point
小斑 xiǎo bān diǎn speckle
尿 niào diǎn the boring part of something (film, show, etc.) where a bathroom break can be taken
居民 jū mín diǎn residential area
居民兒 jū mín diǎn r variant of 居民點|居民点[ju1 min2 dian3]
差一 chà yī diǎn see 差點|差点[cha4 dian3]
差一兒 chà yī diǎn r erhua variant of 差一點|差一点[cha4 yi1 dian3]
chà diǎn almost; nearly
兒 chà diǎn r erhua variant of 差點|差点[cha4 dian3]
沒 chà diǎn méi almost; nearly; (i.e. same as 差點|差点[cha4 dian3])
帶著希望去旅行,比到達終更美好 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?
廢物心 fèi wù diǎn xin (coll.) a good-for-nothing; loser
引爆 yǐn bào diǎn tipping point
ruò diǎn weak point; failing
心有靈犀一通 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