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HSK 2.0 Level 5 HSK 3.0 Level 6

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Definitions

  1. 1. a drop
  2. 2. to drip

Example Sentences

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酒不沾。
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 1761558)

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Words Containing 滴

静脉点滴
jìng mài diǎn dī

an intravenous drip

滴里耷拉
dī lǐ dā lā

sagging

滴定
dī dìng

titration

娇滴滴
jiāo dī dī

sweet

滴水
dī shuǐ

water drop

打点滴
dǎ diǎn dī

to put sb on an intravenous drip

砚滴
yàn dī

small cup for adding water to an ink stone

点点滴滴
diǎn diǎn dī dī

bit by bit

馋涎欲滴
chán xián yù dī

lit. to drool with desire (idiom)

滴漏计时器
dī lòu jì shí qì

hourglass

滴瓶
dī píng

dripper

滴酒不沾
dī jiǔ bù zhān

never to touch a drop of alcohol

滴道区
dī dào qū

Didao district of Jixi city 雞西|鸡西[jī xī], Heilongjiang

滴虫病
dī chóng bìng

trichomoniasis (medicine)

滴管
dī guǎn

eyedropper

滴滴涕
dī dī tì

(loanword) DDT (dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane)

水滴鱼
shuǐ dī yú

blobfish (Psychrolutes marcidus)

滴灌
dī guàn

drip irrigation

滴度
dī dù

titer (chemistry, biology)

滴溜圆
dī liū yuán

completely round

滴注
dī zhù

to drip into

滴下
dī xià

drip

滴道
dī dào

Didao district of Jixi city 雞西|鸡西[jī xī], Heilongjiang

滴漏
dī lòu

water clock; clepsydra

滴溜溜
dī liū liū

whirling

滴定管
dī dìng guǎn

burette

滴剂
dī jì

to drip (e.g. medical drip feed)

垂涎欲滴
chuí xián yù dī

to drool with desire (idiom); to envy

滴答声
dī da shēng

tick (tock)

滴答
dī dā

(onom.) pattering sound

滴滴出行
dī dī chū xíng

Didi Chuxing Technology Co., aka DiDi, app-based transportation company, headquartered in Beijing, founded in 2012

滴水石穿
dī shuǐ shí chuān

dripping water penetrates the stone (idiom); constant perseverance yields success

水滴
shuǐ dī

drop

一点一滴
yī diǎn yī dī

bit by bit

小滴
xiǎo dī

a drop

点滴试验
diǎn dī shì yàn

spot check

滴水不羼
dī shuǐ bù chàn

not diluted by one drop

涓滴归公
juān dī guī gōng

every drop returns to the public good (idiom); not one penny is misused

滴流
dī liú

trickle

雨滴
yǔ dī

raindrop

滴里嘟噜
dī lǐ dū lu

cumbersome

滴水嘴兽
dī shuǐ zuǐ shòu

gargoyle (architecture)

滴水不漏
dī shuǐ bù lòu

lit. not one drop of water can leak out

霭滴
ǎi dī

mist droplet

滴沥
dī lì

to drip (of rainwater)

点滴
diǎn dī

a drip

滴点
dī diǎn

melting point (of lubricating oil)

滴水穿石
dī shuǐ chuān shí

dripping water penetrates the stone (idiom); constant perseverance yields success

滴翠
dī cuì

verdant

滴石
dī shí

a dripstone (geology)

涓滴
juān dī

tiny stream

水滴石穿
shuǐ dī shí chuān

dripping water penetrates the stone (idiom); constant perseverance yields success