点点 (點點)
diǎn diǎn
Pinyin
Definition
点点 (點點)
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- point
- speck
点点 (點點)
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- Diandian (Chinese microblogging and social networking website)
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
来,你先啜饮一小口,在嘴巴里面停留个五秒再吞下去,你可以感觉到些微的苦味,透着一点点百香果的甜味和香气,这就是精酿啤酒才会有的、有深度的味道。
Come, first take a small sip. Leave it in your mouth for five seconds before swallowing it. You can feel a slight bitterness, cut through with a little of the passion fruit’s sweetness and fragrance. That’s the deep flavour that only craft beer has.
每家餐厅的司康饼、蛋糕都有一点点不一样,茶也是。
The scones and cakes at each restaurant are always a little different, as is the tea.
梧桐更兼细雨,到黄昏点点滴滴。
The wutong tree sheds its leaves while light rain falls, then at dusk the drip drop of rain can be heard.
除了激情褪去后的那一点点倦。
After the passion is gone, it feels so worn out
没有一点点防备,也没有一丝顾虑。
With my guard down, without any misgivings
小明很不好意思地点点头。
Xiao Ming nodded with embarrassment.
大概七八岁吧。可能他们觉得好玩儿,反正小孩子喝一点点也没关系的。
About seven or eight years old. Maybe they think it's fun. Anyway, if kids drink a bit of alcohol it's fine.
你要盖上盖子,让它密封的,然后用小火或者没有火,用一点点的热量把它弄熟。
You need to cover it with a lid and seal it, then use a small flame or no flame, using a little bit of heat to cook it.
老李啊,你看国内现在投资渠道越来越少,看着手里的资金一点点贬值,你不觉得要改变一些想法吗?现在正是中国人的好机会,让我们一起去抄帝国主义的底。
Lao Li, look at how domestic investment channels are becoming fewer and fewer. Seeing how our funds have become more devalued, don't you think it's time to change our ways of thinking? It's a great opportunity for Chinese people now. Let's go bottom-fishing in these developed nations.