点儿
diǎn r5
Pinyin

Definition

点儿
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diǎn r5
  1. erhua variant of 點|点[diǎn]

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

yī huì r5
  1. 1 a moment
  2. 2 a while
  3. 3 in a moment
  4. 4 now...now...
  5. 5 also pr. [yī huǐ r5]
yī diǎn
  1. 1 a bit
  2. 2 a little
  3. 3 one dot
  4. 4 one point
shì r5
  1. 1 one's employment
  2. 2 business
  3. 3 matter that needs to be settled
  4. 4 (northern dialect) (of a person) demanding
  5. 5 trying
  6. 6 troublesome
  7. 7 erhua variant of 事[shì]
  8. 8 CL:件[jiàn],樁|桩[zhuāng]
jīn r5
  1. 1 (coll.) today
ér zi
  1. 1 son
ér tóng
  1. 1 child
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
nu:3 ér
  1. 1 daughter
chà diǎn
  1. 1 almost
  2. 2 nearly
kuài diǎn
  1. 1 to do sth more quickly
  2. 2 Hurry up!
  3. 3 Get a move on!
zǎo diǎn
  1. 1 breakfast
yǒu diǎn
  1. 1 a little
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
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)
diǎn dī
  1. 1 a drip
  2. 2 a little bit
  3. 3 intravenous drip (used to administer drugs)
yī kuài r5
  1. 1 erhua variant of 一塊|一块[yī kuài]
yī diǎn r5
  1. 1 erhua variant of 一點|一点[yī diǎn]
yī diǎn diǎn
  1. 1 a little bit
dīng diǎn
  1. 1 tiny bit
qǐ ér
  1. 1 beggar
liàng diǎn
  1. 1 highlight
  2. 2 bright spot

Idioms (20)

一点水一个泡
yī diǎn shuǐ yī gè pào
  1. 1 honest and trustworthy (idiom)
儿孙自有儿孙福
ér sūn zì yǒu ér sūn fú
  1. 1 younger generations will do all right on their own (idiom)
八字还没一撇儿
bā zì hái méi yī piě r5
  1. 1 lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八 (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. things have not even begun to take shape
  3. 3 no sign of success yet
又要马儿跑,又要马儿不吃草
yòu yào mǎ r5 pǎo , yòu yào mǎ r5 bù chī cǎo
  1. 1 lit. you can't expect the horse to run fast but not let it graze (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. you can't have your cake and eat it, too
咬人狗儿不露齿
yǎo rén gǒu r5 bù lù chǐ
  1. 1 lit. the dog that bites does not show its fangs (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. You can't tell the really dangerous enemy from his external appearance.
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
男儿有泪不轻弹
nán ér yǒu lèi bù qīng tán
  1. 1 real men do not easily cry (idiom)
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
看人下菜碟儿
kàn rén xià cài dié r5
  1. 1 (dialect) to treat sb according to their social status, relationship with them etc (idiom)
  2. 2 not to treat everyone equally favorably
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
视同儿戏
shì tóng ér xì
  1. 1 to regard sth as a plaything (idiom); to consider unimportant
  2. 2 to view as trifling
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

Sample Sentences

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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这款零售价好像有点儿高啊。
zhè kuǎn língshòu jià hǎoxiàng yǒudiǎnr5 gāo a 。
The retail price seems a little bit high.
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这家娱乐企业专门给人培训舞蹈,而且听说因为老板有点儿强迫症,所以对每个动作都非常计较。
zhè jiā yúlè qǐyè zhuānmén gěi rén péixùn wǔdǎo ,érqiě tīngshuō yīnwèi lǎobǎn yǒudiǎnr5 qiǎngpòzhèng ,suǒyǐ duì měigè dòngzuò dōu fēicháng jìjiào 。
This entertainment company specializes in training people to dance, and it is said that because the boss is a little obsessive, he fusses over every action.
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然而,愉快的情绪突然之间被打断,一辆超速转弯的车子冲了出来,差点儿撞上他。
ránér ,yúkuài de qíngxù tūrán zhījiān bèi dǎduàn ,yī liàng chāosù zhuǎnwān de chēzi chōng le chūlái ,chàdiǎnr5 zhuàng shàng tā 。
However, his happiness was interrupted all of a sudden. A car, which was speeding, appeared out of nowhere, almost crashing into him.
见到我以前的老朋友,我真的是十分惊喜。十年过去了,但他的模样却一点儿也没变。
jiàndào wǒ yǐqián de lǎopéngyou ,wǒ zhēnde shì shífēn jīngxǐ 。shí nián guòqù le ,dàn tā de múyàng què yīdiǎnr5 yě méi biàn 。
I was really surprised to see my old friend. Ten years have passed, but his appearance has not changed a bit.
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每天在值晚班准备打烊的时候,总会有一位女孩儿来买杯热拿铁外带。女孩儿的容貌挺漂亮,看上去气质也好,就是穿着打扮比较特别。2014年夏天的杭州那样炎热,她还是时常穿着一件复古风格的外套,看着有点儿像30年代的上海仕女穿越到现代的感觉。
měitiān zài zhí wǎn bān zhǔnbèi dǎyàng de shíhou ,zǒng huì yǒu yī wèi nǚháiēr lái mǎi bēi rè nátiě wàidài 。nǚháiēr de róngmào tǐng piàoliang ,kànshangqu qìzhì yě hǎo ,jiùshì chuānzhuódǎbàn bǐjiào tèbié 。èrlíngyīsì nián xiàtiān de Hángzhōu nàyàng yánrè ,tā háishi shícháng chuānzhuó yī jiàn fùgǔ fēnggé de wàitào ,kàn zhe yǒudiǎnr5 xiàng sānlíng niándài de Shànghǎi shìnu:3 chuānyuè dào xiàndài de gǎnjué 。
There was always a girl who came to the shop and ordered a cup of latte to go when QinYu was working the night shift and was about to close. She had quite a pretty face and she looked elegant, although her outfit was somehow special. In 2014, the summer in Hangzhou was pretty hot, but she’s still wearing the vintage style jacket all the time. She looked a bit like a Shanghai lady in the 1930s, traveling to the present.
嗯,第一次怀孕,有点儿紧张。
en ,dìyīcì huáiyùn ,yǒudiǎnr5 jǐnzhāng 。
Yes, I am pregnant for the first time, and I feel a little nervous.
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少量多餐会舒服点儿。四个月后就会好些了。
shǎo liáng duō cān huì shūfu diǎnr5 。sì ge yuè hòu jiù huì hǎo xiē le 。
Try having several meals of smaller portions. You will feel better four months after.
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快点儿,我也要上!
kuàidiǎnr5 ,wǒ yě yào shàng !
Hurry up! I have to use it too.
前面的人走得太慢了。不好意思!麻烦快一点儿。
qiánmiàn de rén zǒu de tài màn le 。bùhǎoyìsi !máfan kuài yīdiǎnr 。
People in front of us are walking too slowly. Excuse me! Please walk a little bit quicker.
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