点
diǎn
Pinyin

Definition

点
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diǎn
  1. point
  2. dot
  3. drop
  4. speck
  5. o'clock
  6. point (in space or time)
  7. to draw a dot
  8. to check on a list
  9. to choose
  10. to order (food in a restaurant)
  11. to touch briefly
  12. to hint
  13. to light
  14. to ignite
  15. to pour a liquid drop by drop
  16. (old) one fifth of a two-hour watch 更[gēng]
  17. dot stroke in Chinese characters
  18. classifier for items

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 (17)

一点水一个泡
yī diǎn shuǐ yī gè pào
  1. 1 honest and trustworthy (idiom)
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
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)
点头哈腰
diǎn tóu hā yāo
  1. 1 to nod one's head and bow (idiom); bowing and scraping
  2. 2 unctuous fawning

Sample Sentences

嗯…第五条这里，交货日期可以提早一点吗？
en …dì wǔ tiáo zhèlǐ ，jiāohuò rìqī kěyǐ tízǎo yìdiǎn ma ？
Emm...about Article five, could you make the product delivery date slightly earlier?
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早点交货，早点上架，就可以早点收钱啊。
zǎodiǎn jiāohuò ，zǎodiǎn shàngjià ，jiù kěyǐ zǎodiǎn shōu qián a 。
The sooner you deliver the products, the sooner we launch them, and the sooner we can make money.
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媳妇儿啊，看看我们的小宝贝儿，这脸蛋儿多可爱！但他自个儿在这儿玩儿，好像有点儿孤单。我们再生个孩子，给他做个伴儿吧！
xífur a ，kànkan wǒmen de xiǎo bǎobèir5 ，zhè liǎndànr5 duō kěài ！dàn tā zìgěr5 zài zhèr5 wánr5 ，hǎoxiàng yǒudiǎnr5 gūdān 。wǒmen zài shēng ge háizi ，gěi tā zuò ge bàner ba ！
My dear, look at our little baby, what a cute face! But he’s playing here by himself, and he seems a little lonely. Let’s have another baby to keep him company!
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老板，已经九点了。我们还加班呀？
lǎobǎn ，yǐjīng jiǔ diǎn le 。wǒmen hái jiābān ya ？
Boss, it’s already nine o’clock at night. Do we still have to work overtime?
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加油，我给你们点外卖。
jiāyóu ，wǒ gěi nǐmen diǎnwàimài 。
Keep going. I’ll order you some food delivery.
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老板，我要加点。加点一碗牛肉面。
lǎobǎn ，wǒ yào jiādiǎn 。jiādiǎn yīwǎn niúròumiàn 。
Boss, I would like to order something in addition. An additional bowl of beef noodles.
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五点，你可以准时到吗？
wǔdiǎn ，nǐ kěyǐ zhǔnshí dào ma ？
At five, can you make it on time?
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今天的表演几点开始？
jīntiān de biǎoyǎn jǐdiǎn kāishǐ ？
At what time does today's performance start?
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我还在路上。有可能晚点到。
wǒ hái zài lùshang 。yǒu kěnéng wǎndiǎn dào 。
I'm still on the road. I might arrive a little biit late.
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主管，我不怎么想帮他，因为他有点自以为是。
zhǔguǎn ，wǒ bùzěnme xiǎng bāng tā ，yīnwèi tā yǒudiǎn zìyǐwéishì 。
Mister, I don’t really want to help him, because he is a little bit self-righteous.
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