点

Point in Chinese: 点 (diǎn)

diǎn

point

HSK 1Traditional: 點2 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1point
  2. 2dot
  3. 3drop
  4. 4speck
  5. 5o'clock
  6. 6point (in space or time)
  7. 7to draw a dot
  8. 8to check on a list
  9. 9to choose
  10. 10to order (food in a restaurant)
  11. 11to touch briefly
  12. 12to hint
  13. 13to light
  14. 14to ignite
  15. 15to pour a liquid drop by drop
  16. 16(old) one fifth of a two-hour watch 更
  17. 17dot stroke in Chinese characters
  18. 18classifier for items

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点

Zhuyin

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ㄉㄧㄢˇ

diǎn

ㄉ/ dㄧ/ iㄢ/ anˇ/ third tone

Simplified & traditional

点

Simplified

點

Traditional

Example sentences

See 点 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 克服弱点。

    kè fú ruò diǎn。

    Overcome weakness.

  • 烧一点水。

    shāo yì diǎn shuǐ。

    Boil some water.

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Related words

缺点

quē diǎn

weak point

特点

tè diǎn

characteristic (feature)

优点

yōu diǎn

merit

重点

zhòng diǎn

important point

标点

biāo diǎn

punctuation

点头

diǎn tóu

to nod

点心

diǎn xin

light refreshments

观点

guān diǎn

point of view

地点

dì diǎn

place

点名

diǎn míng

roll call

晚点

wǎn diǎn

(of trains etc) late

点燃

diǎn rán

to ignite

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