| 释义 |
点（點）diǎn
ㄉㄧㄢˇ
1.(-子 -zi、 -儿 -r)细小的痕迹或物体 spot; dot; speck：墨～儿 mòdiǎnr ink spots/ 雨～儿 yǔdiǎnr rain drops/ 斑～ bāndiǎn spot; stain ext. 少量 a little; a bit：一～小事 yīdiǎn xiǎo shì a small matter/ 吃～儿东西 chī diǎnr dōngxi eat sth.
2.几何学中指只有位置而没有长、宽、厚的图形 point, a geometric figure that occupies a position but has no length, width or thickness
3.一定的处所或限度 place; point：起～ qǐdiǎn starting point/ 终～ zhōngdiǎn terminal point; destination/ 据～ jùdiǎn stronghold/ 焦～ jiāodiǎn focal point/ 沸～ fèidiǎn boiling point
4.项，部分 item; part：优～ yōudiǎn strong points/ 重～ zhòngdiǎn stress; emphasis/ 要～ yàodiǎn key points/ 补充三～ bǔchōng sān diǎn add three points; have three points to add
5.(-儿 -r)汉字的一种笔形(丶) dot stroke (丶) in Chinese characters：三～水 sāndiǎnshuǐr a basic structural part in Chinese characters formed by three dots
6.加上点子 put a dot：～句 diǎnjù punctuate a sentence/ 评～ píngdiǎn comment/ 画龙～睛 huà-lóng-diǎnjīng bring a picture of a dragon to life by adding eyeballs to it (fig. add the touch that brings a work of art to life; add the finishing touch) ［点缀 -zhuì］在事物上略加装饰 embellish; ornament; adorn：～～风景 diǎnzhuì fēngjǐng embellish the scene
7.一落一起地动作 move up and down; touch on briefly：～头 diǎntóu nod one's head/ 蜻蜓～水 qīngtíng-diǎnshuǐ like a dragonfly skimming the surface of the water (fig. just touch on sth. lightly without going into its depth)
8.使一点一滴地落下 drip：～眼药 diǎn yǎnyào put drops in the eyes/ ～种牛痘 diǎnzhòng niúdòu give or get smallpox vaccination/ ～播种子 diǎnbō zhǒngzi dibble seeding
9.引火，燃火 light; burn; kindle：～灯 diǎndēng light a lamp/ ～火 diǎnhuǒ light a fire
10.查数(shǔ) check one by one：～收 diǎnshōu check and accept/ ～数(shù) diǎnshù check the number; count/ ～验 diǎnyàn examine item by item
12.指示，指定 instruct; hint ( comb. 指- zhǐ- instruct)：～破 diǎnpò bring sth. out into the open/ ～菜 diǎncài order a dish
12.旧时夜间计时用更点，一夜分五更，一更分五点 a period of 1/5 two-hour periods into which the night was divided in former times：三更三～ sān gēng sān diǎn about 2:12 am.
13.钟点，规定的时间 o'clock; appointed time：保证火车不误～ Bǎozhèng huǒchē bù wùdiǎn. Make sure that the train will not run behind schedule.
14.点心 pastry： 糕～ gāodiǎn cake; pastry/ 早～ zǎodiǎn light breakfast |