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Definitions
- 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. dot stroke in Chinese characters
- 17. classifier for items
Example Sentences
1 shown快 点 ！
Sentence data courtesy of Tatoeba.org.
Words Containing 点
to attack publicly
stationary point
midpoint
lowest point
(astronomy) apoapsis
to like; to upvote (on social media)
residential area
ecliptic line
(computing)floating-point
to check sth and accept it
to point out
not on time
Wi-Fi hotspot
light refreshments
hot spot
(education) grade point
the spring equinox
click-through rate (for websites or online advertisements)
to act on one's word
register of names
a bit
to be assiduous and work full hours
number of clicks
turning point
to make an inventory
half-witted
match point (tennis etc)
perihelion, the nearest point of a planet in elliptic orbit to the sun
the silver point
pointing stick (for notebook computer)
pastry
performance place
voting place
to ignite; to set fire to; to light
break-even point
hourly worker
(at a restaurant) to order a meal
to add critical marks or notes to a text
website
to check
Ground Zero (refers to the site of the World Trade Center destroyed in 9-11-2001 attack)
common ground
to bring out the main theme
to hand over (bought goods etc)
to check (items)
tourist attraction; scenic spot
dot (music notation)
zero-point energy (quantum mechanical vacuum effect)
Dalmatian (dog breed)
what time?
to count and check
almost
triple point (thermodynamics)
to approve by nodding one's head and smacking one's lips (idiom)
argument
starting point
National Key Disciplines (disciplines recognized as important and supported by PRC central government, including medicine, science, chemistry, engineering, commerce and law)
dot matrix printer
lit. loud thunder, but only tiny drops of rain (idiom)
to request a song to be played
to appoint a general (in theater)
(film) preview screening
(math.) neighborhood of a point
tiny bit
(electrical) contact
to bribe
(slang) naked
ground zero
pay-per-click advertising
to check
place of issue (of document)
no trace to be seen
trivial matter
the end
to do an inventory count
(computing) node in a network
critical point
funny bits
to point out
dessert
network node interface
ignition switch
(anatomy) lacrimal punctum
gap
melting point
weak point
source address
to order à la carte
(bird species of China) white-speckled laughingthrush (Garrulax bieti)
merit
confluence
fixed point theorem (math.)
flash point (chemistry)
period (punctuation)
place of birth
drum beat
(astronomy, math.) singularity
to point out
to do sth more quickly
only the official is allowed to light the fire
a little bit
bitmap font (computer)
difficulty
place of interest
to tap
the brush stroke that dots in the eyes (idiom); fig. to add the vital finishing touch
braille typewriter
to lay bare in a few words
to touch a nerve
summit
point of disagreement
to examine
breakpoint (computing)
to have a snack
fulcrum (for a lever)
to hit
to choose an appropriate location
beckon
on time; on schedule
to reword
to write a flawless essay in one go (idiom)
point of sale (POS)
little by little
to touch up (a piece of writing)
point of view
cigarette lighter (in a car)
tipping point
to work extra hours
p2p (peer-to-peer)
the boring part of something (film, show, etc.) where a bathroom break can be taken
(I'll) teach you a lesson
center
punctuation mark
to decorate
(astronomy) apsis; apse
lit. to decorate the front of one's store (idiom)
\Jiang Zemin's eight-point formula\ (for resuming a dialogue with Taiwan)
starting point or ending point (in stories etc)
to comment
turning point
main point
to give instructions
sales bonus
point of penetration (military)
starting point
weak point
blackjack (card game)
turning point
almost
mirror (computing)
fixed point
important point; main point; focus
an intravenous drip
boiling point
to skim
to show sb how to get to the right path
freezing point
the winter solstice
lattice
(bird species of China) speckled wood pigeon (Columba hodgsonii)
a doubtful point
to put sb on an intravenous drip
hourly rate hotel
network node
to inspect one by one
(of trains etc) late
not one drop of water leaks (idiom); fig. thoughtful and completely rigorous
illegal device
Dianjun district of Yichang city 宜昌市[yí chāng shì], Hubei
to solve a problem
multi-touch (computing)
test point
to decorate
(music) beat
it's time (to do sth)
to recount (e.g. results of election)
nodding acquaintance
the two equinoxes
common word for equinox and solstice
Dianjun district of Yichang city 宜昌市[yí chāng shì], Hubei
point of sale
penalty kick
landing site
petechia (medicine)
fruit tart
Meituan-Dianping, China's largest service-focused e-commerce platform
strategic point
to gesticulate
main point
point of time (in time-based systems)
selling point
fixed point (of a map) (math.)
magic transformation performed by Daoist immortal
(bird species of China) Sharpe's rosefinch (Carpodacus verreauxii)
(of a cadre etc) to work for a period of time with a grassroots unit to gain firsthand experience
spot check
to touch up a painting
some people have to be pushed for them to take action
starting point
to fire in bursts
zero defect
see 差點|差点[chà diǎn]
Hilbert's zeros theorem (math.)
raindrop
name of \ice\ radical 冫[bīng] in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 15)
focal point; focus (lit. and fig.)
lair
mental rapport
to synchronize (a video etc) to the beat of a piece of music
highlight (of an event, movie etc)
to talk idly about important matters (idiom)
highlight
ignition point (temperature)
punctuation
ace
time of day exactly on the hour (i.e. 12:00, 1:00 etc)
place
to express an opinion
meeting point
just the tiniest bit
braille
trickery
dot
Chinese percussion fixed pattern
floating point operation
hall where convicts are counted and verified
aphelion, the furthest point of a planet in elliptic orbit to the sun
(coll.) one's adversary is very tough
point in time
philosopher's stone
to lay bare in a few words
to stir up trouble in secret
blind spot
meeting point
hearts linked as one, just as the proverbial rhinoceros communicates emotion telepathically through his single horn (idiom); fig. two hearts beat as one
to nod one's head and bow (idiom); bowing and scraping
image noise
roll call
common zeros (of system of equations)
destination address
bit by bit
pain point; sore point
settlement
amused by even the weakest joke
annotations made in a book
point at infinity (math.)
dot product (math.)
strokes of a Chinese character
to touch on sth and leave it there
place for a vendor's stall
point of division
the autumn equinox
to muster troops
to ignite
a drip
melting point (of lubricating oil)
(of a train etc) on time; punctual
G-spot
full working hours
percentage point
West Point, US military academy in New York
single point of failure
morning roll call
joint; node
the equinox
the scene of the incident
click-through rate (CTR) (Internet)
cakes
tourist attraction
extreme point
a hospital drip
(web analytics) event tracking
starting line
not at all
all time low (point)
name of \water\ radical 氵[shuǐ] in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 85)
single sign-on (SSO)
(astronomy) periapsis
characteristic (feature)
apogee
stain
spot welding
blind spot
spot
see 止損點|止损点[zhǐ sǔn diǎn]
a hint is all that is needed
to mark a text with dots and circles
starting point
(statistics) moment
to ignite
(finance) stop-loss point (price at which one resolves to sell a security at a loss in order to avoid the possibility of having to sell later at an even lower price)
lit. the dragonfly touches the water lightly
to check the accounts
a tiny bit
the summer solstice
decimal point
contention
midnight
to order dishes (in a restaurant)
a specialized enterprise
jukebox
(bird species of China) spot-breasted parrotbill (Paradoxornis guttaticollis)
zero point five, 0.5
(neologism) easily moved to tears
historical standpoint
(bird species of China) spot-winged rosefinch (Carpodacus rodopeplus)
tea and cake
to watch out
to decorate
source
see 腳不沾地|脚不沾地[jiǎo bù zhān dì]
remarkable (performance, achievement etc)
to light (a candle, cigarette etc)
to hit a pressure point (martial arts)
factory designated by the state to make a particular product
point mass
tiny
to illuminate
webcast
lit. flash point
moving point
serial dot matrix printer
punctuation
dot matrix printer
Major Historical and Cultural Site Protected at the National Level
drum beat
Diandian (Chinese microblogging and social networking website)
apsis
designed to be torn off along a line of perforations
terminus
a hot tourist attraction
State Key Laboratories (university laboratories in PRC supported by the central government)
comma
special technique
(indicating time of day) o'clock
food
(idiom) to fan the flames
breakfast
speckle
point of sale system
spot
to count votes
to comment
saddle point (math.), a critical point of a function of several variables that is neither a maximum nor a minimum
scatter plot
radioactive hot spot
to nod
a little
(coll.) a good-for-nothing; a loser
main point
contact (math.)
dew point
(slang) (fig.) to court death (derived from 找死[zhǎo sǐ] via its near homophone 照屎[zhào shǐ])
blind spot
click-through rate (CTR) (Internet)
video on demand
to count
welding point
bit by bit
junction; crossroads
to fire in bursts
eyespot (in lower creatures)
to hit a pressure point (martial arts)
(dialect) to be out of luck
semiconductor superlattice
(of a child etc) small as a mite
Midas touch
melting point
resemblance
(computing) floating-point number
freezing point
(coll.) to have a stroke of bad luck
hour
the least bit
to highlight or underline an important point
It's all exaggeration, you don't need to take it seriously
node
finishing line
landing site
from zero
to inspect
to point out
(computing) floating point
to check an amount
to select
(math.) point set
to paint a dragon and dot in the eyes (idiom); fig. to add the vital finishing touch
defended military base
to determine a location
honest and trustworthy (idiom)
a little; somewhat