点 (點)
diǎn
Pinyin
Definition
点 (點)
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- 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[gēng]
- dot stroke in Chinese characters
- classifier for items
Character Decomposition
Related Words (20)
- 1 a bit
- 2 a little
- 3 one dot
- 4 one point
- 1 to do sth more quickly
- 2 Hurry up!
- 3 Get a move on!
- 1 breakfast
- 1 a little
- 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
Idioms (17)
一点水一个泡
- 1 honest and trustworthy (idiom)
心有灵犀一点通
- 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
- 1 to talk idly about important matters (idiom)
- 2 to set the world to rights
- 3 to pass judgment on everything
文不加点
- 1 to write a flawless essay in one go (idiom)
- 2 to be quick-witted and skilled at writing compositions
画龙点睛
- 1 to paint a dragon and dot in the eyes (idiom); fig. to add the vital finishing touch
- 2 the crucial point that brings the subject to life
- 3 a few words to clinch the point
Sample Sentences
嗯…第五条这里,交货日期可以提早一点吗?
Emm...about Article five, could you make the product delivery date slightly earlier?
早点交货,早点上架,就可以早点收钱啊。
The sooner you deliver the products, the sooner we launch them, and the sooner we can make money.
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!
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!
老板,已经九点了。我们还加班呀?
Boss, it’s already nine o’clock at night. Do we still have to work overtime?
加油,我给你们点外卖。
Keep going. I’ll order you some food delivery.
老板,我要加点。加点一碗牛肉面。
Boss, I would like to order something in addition. An additional bowl of beef noodles.
五点,你可以准时到吗?
At five, can you make it on time?
今天的表演几点开始?
At what time does today's performance start?
我还在路上。有可能晚点到。
I'm still on the road. I might arrive a little biit late.
主管,我不怎么想帮他,因为他有点自以为是。
Mister, I don’t really want to help him, because he is a little bit self-righteous.