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点
點
diǎn
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. (old) one fifth of a two-hour watch [[更<gēng>]]
17. dot stroke in Chinese characters
18. classifier for items
HSK 1 Very Common • Top 0%

Character Breakdown (Single character)

点
diǎn
dot, point, speck
HSK 1 9 丶

Compound Words (20)

时点
shídiǎn
point of time (in time-based systems)
焦点
jiāodiǎn
focus
HSK 6
据点
jùdiǎn
stronghold
早点
zǎodiǎn
light breakfast
死点
sǐdiǎn
blind spot
满点
mǎndiǎn
full working hours
应点
yìngdiǎn
to act on one's word
接点
jiēdiǎn
(electrical) contact
数点
shǔdiǎn
to count
斑点
bāndiǎn
spot
极点
jídiǎn
extreme point
正点
zhèngdiǎn
on time
浮点
fúdiǎn
floating point
滴点
dīdiǎn
melting point (of lubricating oil)
始点
shǐdiǎn
starting point
快点
kuàidiǎn
to do sth more quickly
打点
dǎdian
to bribe
指点
zhǐdiǎn
to give directions
摊点
tāndiǎn
place for a vendor's stall
支点
zhīdiǎn
fulcrum (for a lever)

Example Sentences (10)

你妹妹怎么还没来？都八点四十了！
Nǐ mèimei zěnme hái méi lái? Dōu bā diǎn sìshí le!
Why hasn’t your younger sister come yet? It’s already 8:40!
Text 3
老周，我打算买房子了，想向你借点儿钱。
Lǎo Zhōu, wǒ dǎsuàn mǎi fángzi le, xiǎng xiàng nǐ jiè diǎnr qián.
Old Zhou, I'm planning to buy a house and want to borrow some money from you.
Text 1
我有点儿饿了，我们进超市买点儿东西吧。
Wǒ yǒu diǎnr è le,wǒmen jìn chāoshì mǎi diǎnr dōngxi ba.
I'm a bit hungry. Let's go into the supermarket and buy something.
Text 3
再来点儿米饭吧，你吃得太少了。
Zài lái diǎnr mǐfàn ba,nǐ chī de tài shǎo le.
Have a bit more rice, you've eaten too little.
Text 2
现在十点十分。
Xiàn zài shí diǎn shí fēn.
It is 10:10 now.
Text 1
是啊，外边也不刮风，我们坐在外边一边看月亮一边吃点东西，怎么样？
Shì a,wàibian yě bù guā fēng,wǒmen zuò zài wàibian yībiān kàn yuèliang yībiān chī diǎn dōngxi,zěnmeyàng?
Yeah, it's not windy outside either. How about we sit outside, watch the moon, and eat something?
Text 3
下午五点。
Xiàwǔ wǔ diǎn.
5 p.m.
Text 2
六点多。
Liù diǎn duō.
A little after six.
Text 1
好的。王经理两点左右来了个电话。
Hǎo de.Wáng jīnglǐ liǎng diǎn zuǒyòu lái le gè diànhuà.
Okay. Manager Wang called around two o'clock.
Text 2
已经九点多了，他怎么还在学习？
Yǐjīng jiǔ diǎn duō le, tā zěnme hái zài xuéxí?
It's already past nine; why is he still studying?
Text 1

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
1
Character Frequency Rank
127
Word Frequency Rank
58 of 84,292