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

站 zhōng diǎn zhàn terminus; final stop on rail or bus line
線 zhōng diǎn xiàn finishing line
jié diǎn joint; node
給你顏色看看 gěi nǐ diǎn yán sè kàn kan (I'll) teach you a lesson; put you in your place
網路節 wǎng lù jié diǎn network node
網路節介面 wǎng lù jié diǎn jiè miàn network node interface
wǎng diǎn node in a network; branch; website
quē diǎn weak point; fault; shortcoming; disadvantage; CL:個|个[ge4]
美團評 měi tuán diǎn píng Meituan-Dianping, China's largest service-focused e-commerce platform
jù diǎn meeting point; accumulation point (math.)
腳不地 jiǎo bù diǎn dì see 腳不沾地|脚不沾地[jiao3 bu4 zhan1 di4]
臨界 lín jiè diǎn critical point; boundary point
自動唱機 zì dòng diǎn chàng jī jukebox; nickelodeon
子 huā diǎn zi trickery; scam
chá diǎn tea and cake; refreshments; tea and dimsun 點心|点心, traditional Hong Kong lunch
時間 chá diǎn shí jiān tea break; tea and dimsun 點心|点心, traditional Hong Kong lunch
著火 zháo huǒ diǎn ignition point (temperature); combustion point
著眼 zhuó yǎn diǎn place of interest; a place one has one's eye on
著陸 zhuó lù diǎn landing site
蜻蜓水 qīng tíng diǎn shuǐ lit. the dragonfly touches the water lightly; superficial contact (idiom)
蠟燭不不亮 là zhú bù diǎn bù liàng some people have to be pushed for them to take action
zhuāng diǎn to decorate; to dress up; to deck
門面 zhuāng diǎn mén miàn lit. to decorate the front of one's store (idiom); fig. to embellish (one's CV, etc); to keep up appearances; to put up a front
西 xī diǎn West Point, US military academy in New York; Western-style pastry
yào diǎn main point; essential