点拨
diǎn bō
Pinyin

Definition

点拨
 - 
diǎn bō
  1. to give instructions
  2. to give advice

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

一点
yī diǎn
  1. 1 a bit
  2. 2 a little
  3. 3 one dot
  4. 4 one point
快点
kuài diǎn
  1. 1 to do sth more quickly
  2. 2 Hurry up!
  3. 3 Get a move on!
早点
zǎo diǎn
  1. 1 breakfast
有点
yǒu diǎn
  1. 1 a little
点
diǎn
  1. 1 point
  2. 2 dot
  3. 3 drop
  4. 4 speck
  5. 5 o'clock
  6. 6 point (in space or time)
  7. 7 to draw a dot
  8. 8 to check on a list
  9. 9 to choose
  10. 10 to order (food in a restaurant)
  11. 11 to touch briefly
  12. 12 to hint
  13. 13 to light
  14. 14 to ignite
  15. 15 to pour a liquid drop by drop
  16. 16 (old) one fifth of a two-hour watch 更[gēng]
  17. 17 dot stroke in Chinese characters
  18. 18 classifier for items
点击
diǎn jī
  1. 1 to hit
  2. 2 to press
  3. 3 to strike (on the keyboard)
  4. 4 to click (a web page button)
点滴
diǎn dī
  1. 1 a drip
  2. 2 a little bit
  3. 3 intravenous drip (used to administer drugs)
一点儿
yī diǎn r5
  1. 1 erhua variant of 一點|一点[yī diǎn]
一点点
yī diǎn diǎn
  1. 1 a little bit
亮点
liàng diǎn
  1. 1 highlight
  2. 2 bright spot
优点
yōu diǎn
  1. 1 merit
  2. 2 benefit
  3. 3 strong point
  4. 4 advantage
  5. 5 CL:個|个[gè],項|项[xiàng]
共同点
gòng tóng diǎn
  1. 1 common ground
加点
jiā diǎn
  1. 1 to work extra hours
  2. 2 to do overtime
半点
bàn diǎn
  1. 1 the least bit
原点
yuán diǎn
  1. 1 origin (math.)
  2. 2 origin of coordinates
地点
dì diǎn
  1. 1 place
  2. 2 site
  3. 3 location
  4. 4 venue
  5. 5 CL:個|个[gè]
差一点
chà yī diǎn
  1. 1 see 差點|差点[chà diǎn]
差点
chà diǎn
  1. 1 almost
  2. 2 nearly
弱点
ruò diǎn
  1. 1 weak point
  2. 2 failing
指点
zhǐ diǎn
  1. 1 to point out
  2. 2 to indicate
  3. 3 to give directions
  4. 4 to show how (to do sth)
  5. 5 to censure
  6. 6 to pick at

Idioms (20)

一点水一个泡
yī diǎn shuǐ yī gè pào
  1. 1 honest and trustworthy (idiom)
四两拨千斤
sì liǎng bō qiān jīn
  1. 1 lit. four ounces can move a thousand catties (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to achieve much with little effort
心有灵犀一点通
xīn yǒu líng xī yī diǎn tōng
  1. 1 hearts linked as one, just as the proverbial rhinoceros communicates emotion telepathically through his single horn (idiom); fig. two hearts beat as one
指点江山
zhǐ diǎn jiāng shān
  1. 1 to talk idly about important matters (idiom)
  2. 2 to set the world to rights
  3. 3 to pass judgment on everything
挑拨是非
tiǎo bō shì fēi
  1. 1 to incite a quarrel (idiom); to sow discord between people
  2. 2 to tell tales
  3. 3 to make mischief
挑拨离间
tiǎo bō lí jiàn
  1. 1 to sow dissension (idiom); to drive a wedge between
拨云见日
bō yún jiàn rì
  1. 1 lit. to dispel the clouds and see the sun (idiom); fig. to restore justice
文不加点
wén bù jiā diǎn
  1. 1 to write a flawless essay in one go (idiom)
  2. 2 to be quick-witted and skilled at writing compositions
画龙点睛
huà lóng diǎn jīng
  1. 1 to paint a dragon and dot in the eyes (idiom); fig. to add the vital finishing touch
  2. 2 the crucial point that brings the subject to life
  3. 3 a few words to clinch the point
蜻蜓点水
qīng tíng diǎn shuǐ
  1. 1 lit. the dragonfly touches the water lightly
  2. 2 superficial contact (idiom)
装点门面
zhuāng diǎn mén miàn
  1. 1 lit. to decorate the front of one's store (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to embellish (one's CV, etc)
  3. 3 to keep up appearances
  4. 4 to put up a front
雷声大，雨点小
léi shēng dà , yǔ diǎn xiǎo
  1. 1 loud thunder, but only tiny drops of rain (idiom); a lot of talk, but no action
  2. 2 action speaks louder than words
  3. 3 his bite is worse than his bark
点水
diǎn shuǐ
  1. 1 to skim
  2. 2 lightly touching the water (as the dragonfly in the idiom 蜻蜓點水|蜻蜓点水)
  3. 3 skin-deep
点水不漏
diǎn shuǐ bù lòu
  1. 1 not one drop of water leaks (idiom); fig. thoughtful and completely rigorous
  2. 2 watertight
点睛
diǎn jīng
  1. 1 to dot in the eyes
  2. 2 fig. to add finishing touch
  3. 3 abbr. for idiom 畫龍點睛|画龙点睛, to paint a dragon and dot in the eyes
  4. 4 the crucial point that brings the subject to life
点睛之笔
diǎn jīng zhī bǐ
  1. 1 the brush stroke that dots in the eyes (idiom); fig. to add the vital finishing touch
  2. 2 the crucial point that brings the subject to life
  3. 3 a few words to clinch the point
点石成金
diǎn shí chéng jīn
  1. 1 to touch base matter and turn it to gold (idiom); fig. to turn crude writing into a literary gem
点金成铁
diǎn jīn chéng tiě
  1. 1 to transform gold into base metal (idiom); fig. to edit sb else's beautiful prose and ruin it
点铁成金
diǎn tiě chéng jīn
  1. 1 to touch base matter and turn it to gold (idiom); fig. to turn crude writing into a literary gem
点头咂嘴
diǎn tóu zā zuǐ
  1. 1 to approve by nodding one's head and smacking one's lips (idiom)

Sample Sentences

有很多事情，是当局者迷旁观者清。往往很深的矛盾需要经过旁人的点拨后才能化解。而且经过电视上这样公开调解后，也能让观众对一些事情提高警惕，防范类似的事情发生。
yǒu hěn duō shìqing ，shì dāngjúzhěmí pángguānzhě qīng 。wǎngwǎng hěn shēn de máodùn xūyào jīngguò pángrén de diǎnbō hòu cái néng huàjiě 。érqiě jīngguò diànshì shang zhèyàng gōngkāi tiáojiě hòu ，yě néng ràng guānzhòng duì yīxiē shìqing tígāo jǐngtì ，fángfàn lèisì de shìqing fāshēng 。
There are many situations where someone who isn't involved directly in a situation can provide an objective view of the situation. Often there are deep contradictions that require instruction from someone outside the situation in order to be resolved. Also, after going through this kind of public mediation on TV, it can make viewers more aware of these things and prevent these kinds of things from happening.
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