diǎn

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Definitions

  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. dot stroke in Chinese characters
  17. 17. classifier for items

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Words Containing 点

一点点
yī diǎn diǎn

a little bit

亮点
liàng diǎn

highlight

优点
yōu diǎn

merit

出发点
chū fā diǎn

starting point

地点
dì diǎn

place

弱点
ruò diǎn

weak point

指点
zhǐ diǎn

to point out

斑点
bān diǎn

spot

晚点
wǎn diǎn

(of trains etc) late

景点
jǐng diǎn

tourist attraction; scenic spot

标点
biāo diǎn

punctuation

焦点
jiāo diǎn

focal point; focus (lit. and fig.)

热点
rè diǎn

hot spot

特点
tè diǎn

characteristic (feature)

画龙点睛
huà lóng diǎn jīng

to paint a dragon and dot in the eyes (idiom); fig. to add the vital finishing touch

疑点
yí diǎn

a doubtful point

百分点
bǎi fēn diǎn

percentage point

终点
zhōng diǎn

the end

网点
wǎng diǎn

(computing) node in a network

缺点
quē diǎn

weak point

要点
yào diǎn

main point

观点
guān diǎn

point of view

试点
shì diǎn

test point

起点
qǐ diǎn

starting point

转折点
zhuǎn zhé diǎn

turning point

重点
chóng diǎn

to recount (e.g. results of election)

重点
zhòng diǎn

important point; main point; focus

难点
nán diǎn

difficulty

点名
diǎn míng

roll call

点子
diǎn zi

spot

点心
diǎn xin

light refreshments

点击率
diǎn jī lǜ

click-through rate (CTR) (Internet)

点火
diǎn huǒ

to ignite

点燃
diǎn rán

to ignite

点缀
diǎn zhuì

to decorate

点评
diǎn píng

to comment

点头
diǎn tóu

to nod

G点
g diǎn

G-spot

一丁点
yī dīng diǎn

a tiny bit

一星半点
yī xīng bàn diǎn

just the tiniest bit

一点一滴
yī diǎn yī dī

bit by bit

一点不
yī diǎn bù

not at all

一点邻域
yī diǎn lín yù

(math.) neighborhood of a point

一点一点
yī diǎn yī diǎn

little by little

一点
yī diǎn

a bit

一点就通
yī diǎn jiù tōng

a hint is all that is needed

一点水一个泡
yī diǎn shuǐ yī gè pào

honest and trustworthy (idiom)

丁点
dīng diǎn

tiny bit

三相点
sān xiàng diǎn

triple point (thermodynamics)

三点水
sān diǎn shuǐ

name of \water\ radical 氵[shuǐ] in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 85)

三点全露
sān diǎn quán lòu

(slang) naked

不动点
bù dòng diǎn

fixed point (of a map) (math.)

不动点定理
bù dòng diǎn dìng lǐ

fixed point theorem (math.)

不见一点踪影
bù jiàn yī diǎn zōng yǐng

no trace to be seen

中心点
zhōng xīn diǎn

center

中点
zhōng diǎn

midpoint

串行点阵打印机
chuàn xíng diǎn zhèn dǎ yìn jī

serial dot matrix printer

幺点
yāo diǎn

ace

事发地点
shì fā dì diǎn

the scene of the incident

二分点
èr fēn diǎn

the two equinoxes

二十一点
èr shí yī diǎn

blackjack (card game)

交叉点
jiāo chā diǎn

junction; crossroads

交点
jiāo diǎn

meeting point

停损点
tíng sǔn diǎn

see 止損點|止损点[zhǐ sǔn diǎn]

侧重点
cè zhòng diǎn

main point

全国重点文物保护单位
quán guó zhòng diǎn wén wù bǎo hù dān wèi

Major Historical and Cultural Site Protected at the National Level

两点水
liǎng diǎn shuǐ

name of \ice\ radical 冫[bīng] in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 15)

公共零点
gōng gòng líng diǎn

common zeros (of system of equations)

共同点
gòng tóng diǎn

common ground

冬至点
dōng zhì diǎn

the winter solstice

冰点
bīng diǎn

freezing point

凝固点
níng gù diǎn

freezing point

出满勤,干满点
chū mǎn qín , gàn mǎn diǎn

to be assiduous and work full hours

出生地点
chū shēng dì diǎn

place of birth

出点子
chū diǎn zi

to express an opinion

分歧点
fēn qí diǎn

point of disagreement

分至点
fēn zhì diǎn

common word for equinox and solstice

分点
fēn diǎn

point of division

切点
qiē diǎn

contact (math.)

到点
dào diǎn

it's time (to do sth)

划重点
huà zhòng diǎn

to highlight or underline an important point

加点
jiā diǎn

to work extra hours

动点
dòng diǎn

moving point

汇点
huì diǎn

confluence

十三点
shí sān diǎn

half-witted

半导体超点阵
bàn dǎo tǐ chāo diǎn zhèn

semiconductor superlattice

半点
bàn diǎn

the least bit

卡点
kǎ diǎn

to synchronize (a video etc) to the beat of a piece of music

原爆点
yuán bào diǎn

ground zero

原点
yuán diǎn

starting point

原点矩
yuán diǎn jǔ

(statistics) moment

句点
jù diǎn

period (punctuation)

只许州官放火,不许百姓点灯
zhǐ xǔ zhōu guān fàng huǒ , bù xǔ bǎi xìng diǎn dēng

only the official is allowed to light the fire

可圈可点
kě quān kě diǎn

remarkable (performance, achievement etc)

哑点
yǎ diǎn

blind spot

喜山点翅朱雀
xǐ shān diǎn chì zhū què

(bird species of China) spot-winged rosefinch (Carpodacus rodopeplus)

单点
dān diǎn

to order à la carte

单点故障
dān diǎn gù zhàng

single point of failure

单点登录
dān diǎn dēng lù

single sign-on (SSO)

噪点
zào diǎn

image noise

固定点
gù dìng diǎn

fixed point

圈圈点点
quān quan diǎn diǎn

annotations made in a book

圈点
quān diǎn

to mark a text with dots and circles

国家重点学科
guó jiā zhòng diǎn xué kē

National Key Disciplines (disciplines recognized as important and supported by PRC central government, including medicine, science, chemistry, engineering, commerce and law)

国家重点实验室
guó jiā zhòng diǎn shí yàn shì

State Key Laboratories (university laboratories in PRC supported by the central government)

圆点
yuán diǎn

dot

地面零点
dì miàn líng diǎn

Ground Zero (refers to the site of the World Trade Center destroyed in 9-11-2001 attack)

埋点
mái diǎn

(web analytics) event tracking

基点
jī diǎn

main point

夏至点
xià zhì diǎn

the summer solstice

多大点事
duō dà diǎn shì

trivial matter

多点触控
duō diǎn chù kòng

multi-touch (computing)

奇点
qí diǎn

(astronomy, math.) singularity

妆点
zhuāng diǎn

to decorate

始点
shǐ diǎn

starting point

定居点
dìng jū diǎn

settlement

定点
dìng diǎn

to determine a location

定点企业
dìng diǎn qǐ yè

a specialized enterprise

定点厂
dìng diǎn chǎng

factory designated by the state to make a particular product

小不点
xiǎo bu diǎn

tiny

小数点
xiǎo shù diǎn

decimal point

小斑点
xiǎo bān diǎn

speckle

尿点
niào diǎn

the boring part of something (film, show, etc.) where a bathroom break can be taken

居民点
jū mín diǎn

residential area

差一点
chà yī diǎn

see 差點|差点[chà diǎn]

差点
chà diǎn

almost

差点没
chà diǎn méi

almost

几点
jǐ diǎn

what time?

废物点心
fèi wù diǎn xin

(coll.) a good-for-nothing; a loser

引爆点
yǐn bào diǎn

tipping point

心有灵犀一点通
xīn yǒu líng xī yī diǎn tōng

hearts linked as one, just as the proverbial rhinoceros communicates emotion telepathically through his single horn (idiom); fig. two hearts beat as one

快点
kuài diǎn

to do sth more quickly

应点
yìng diǎn

to act on one's word

战略要点
zhàn lüe4 yào diǎn

strategic point

戳痛点
chuō tòng diǎn

to touch a nerve

打点
dǎ dian

to bribe

打点滴
dǎ diǎn dī

to put sb on an intravenous drip

批点
pī diǎn

to add critical marks or notes to a text

投票地点
tóu piào dì diǎn

voting place

拍点
pāi diǎn

(music) beat

拐点
guǎi diǎn

turning point

拱点
gǒng diǎn

(astronomy) apsis; apse

指指点点
zhǐ zhǐ diǎn diǎn

to gesticulate

指点江山
zhǐ diǎn jiāng shān

to talk idly about important matters (idiom)

指点迷津
zhǐ diǎn mí jīn

to show sb how to get to the right path

接点
jiē diǎn

(electrical) contact

据点
jù diǎn

defended military base

摊点
tān diǎn

place for a vendor's stall

支点
zhī diǎn

fulcrum (for a lever)

收支平衡点
shōu zhī píng héng diǎn

break-even point

放射性最强点
fàng shè xìng zuì qiáng diǎn

radioactive hot spot

散点图
sǎn diǎn tú

scatter plot

整点
zhěng diǎn

time of day exactly on the hour (i.e. 12:00, 1:00 etc)

数点
shǔ diǎn

to count

文不加点
wén bù jiā diǎn

to write a flawless essay in one go (idiom)

斑点狗
bān diǎn gǒu

Dalmatian (dog breed)

断点
duàn diǎn

breakpoint (computing)

旅游景点
lǚ yóu jǐng diǎn

tourist attraction

旅游热点
lǚ yóu rè diǎn

a hot tourist attraction

早点
zǎo diǎn

breakfast

春分点
chūn fēn diǎn

the spring equinox

时间点
shí jiān diǎn

point in time

时点
shí diǎn

point of time (in time-based systems)

昼夜平分点
zhòu yè píng fēn diǎn

the equinox

最低点
zuì dī diǎn

lowest point

有一点
yǒu yī diǎn

a little; somewhat

有点
yǒu diǎn

a little

果焰糕点
guǒ yàn gāo diǎn

fruit tart

查点
chá diǎn

to check

极点
jí diǎn

extreme point

标点符号
biāo diǎn fú hào

punctuation

检点
jiǎn diǎn

to examine

止损点
zhǐ sǔn diǎn

(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)

正点
zhèng diǎn

(of a train etc) on time; punctual

歪点子
wāi diǎn zi

illegal device

历来最低点
lì lái zuì dī diǎn

all time low (point)

历史观点
lì shǐ guān diǎn

historical standpoint

死点
sǐ diǎn

blind spot

杀人不过头点地
shā rén bù guò tóu diǎn dì

It's all exaggeration, you don't need to take it seriously

江八点
jiāng bā diǎn

\Jiang Zemin's eight-point formula\ (for resuming a dialogue with Taiwan)

江湖一点诀
jiāng hú yī diǎn jué

special technique

污点
wū diǎn

stain

沸点
fèi diǎn

boiling point

浮点
fú diǎn

(computing) floating point

浮点型
fú diǎn xíng

(computing)floating-point

浮点数
fú diǎn shù

(computing) floating-point number

浮点运算
fú diǎn yùn suàn

floating point operation

泪点
lèi diǎn

(anatomy) lacrimal punctum

泪点低
lèi diǎn dī

(neologism) easily moved to tears

清点
qīng diǎn

to check

清点帐目
qīng diǎn zhàng mù

to check the accounts

源点
yuán diǎn

source

源点地址
yuán diǎn dì zhǐ

source address

准点
zhǔn diǎn

on time; on schedule

滴点
dī diǎn

melting point (of lubricating oil)

满点
mǎn diǎn

full working hours

演出地点
yǎn chū dì diǎn

performance place

焊点
hàn diǎn

welding point

无穷远点
wú qióng yuǎn diǎn

point at infinity (math.)

无线热点
wú xiàn rè diǎn

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