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点水

diǎn shuǐ

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Definitions

  1. 1. to skim
  2. 2. lightly touching the water (as the dragonfly in the idiom 蜻蜓點水|蜻蜓点水)
  3. 3. skin-deep

Example Sentences

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烧一 点水 。
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 392263)
去拿 点水 来。
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 2047864)

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Words Containing 点水

一点水一个泡
yī diǎn shuǐ yī gè pào

honest and trustworthy (idiom)

三点水
sān diǎn shuǐ

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

两点水
liǎng diǎn shuǐ

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

蜻蜓点水
qīng tíng diǎn shuǐ

lit. the dragonfly touches the water lightly

点水不漏
diǎn shuǐ bù lòu

not one drop of water leaks (idiom); fig. thoughtful and completely rigorous

Child Words of 点水

水
shuǐ

water

点
diǎn

point