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Trad. 點
- to touch briefly; to tap
- to mark with a dot; to check off (on a list)
- to order (food etc); to select
- to mention; to bring up (a topic or person)
- to hint at; to imply
- to administer (eye medicine etc) in drops
- to light (a fire, a lamp etc); to ignite
- to nod (one's head) in agreement; to beckon by moving (one's hand) up and down
- point; dot; spot; speck
- dot stroke in Chinese characters
- (math.) decimal point
- point in time or space
- (after a number) o'clock
- a small amount; a bit; (after a verb or adjective) a bit more
- classifier for small amounts
Trad. 誤點
- not on time
- late (public transport, airlines)
- overdue
- behind schedule
- delayed
Trad. 蹲點
- (of a cadre etc) to work for a period of time with a grassroots unit to gain firsthand experience
- (dialect) taking a crap
Trad. 據點
- stronghold
- defended military base
- base for operations
- strategic point
- foothold
- (market) presence
Trad. 拐點
- turning point
- breaking point
- inflexion point (math., a point of a curve at which the curvature changes sign)
Trad. 滿點
- full working hours
- full marks
- perfect score
- (fig.) (after a attribute) couldn't be more (happy, romantic etc)
Trad. 槽點
- (slang) an aspect that invites ridicule (e.g. a film's plot inconsistencies or unrealistic character behavior)
Trad. 重點
- important point; main point; focus
- key (project etc)
- to focus on; to put the emphasis on
Trad. 鞍點
- saddle point (math.), a critical point of a function of several variables that is neither a maximum nor a minimum
Trad. 淚點
- (anatomy) lacrimal punctum
- (literary) tears
- (neologism c. 2015) the point at which one is moved to tears
Trad. 網點
- branch; service outlet (of a bank, retail store etc)
- (printing) halftone dot
- (computing) network node
Trad. 燃點
- to ignite; to set fire to; to light
- (chemistry) ignition point; combustion point
Trad. 尿點
- the boring part of something (film, show, etc.) where a bathroom break can be taken
Trad. 基點
- base; centre
- basis; point of departure; starting point
- (finance) basis point
Trad. 檢點
- to examine
- to check
- to keep a lookout
- cautious
- restrained (in speech or mannerisms)
Trad. 露點
- (coll.) to accidentally or intentionally expose intimate body parts (e.g. nipples or genitals)
Trad. 銀點
- the silver point
- the melting point of silver 962°C used as a calibration point in some temperature scales
Trad. 站點
- a place set up to serve a specific function (train station, bus stop, toll plaza, bike rental station, meteorological station etc)
- (Internet) site (website, FTP site etc)
Trad. 正點
- (of a train etc) on time; punctual
- (slang) awesome
- (Tw) on the hour
Trad. 點化
- magic transformation performed by Daoist immortal
- fig. to reveal
- to enlighten
Trad. 點名
- roll call
- to mention sb by name
- (to call or praise or criticize sb) by name
Trad. 點子
- spot
- point
- dot
- speck
- drop (of liquid)
- droplet
- point (of argument)
- idea
- crux
- indication
- pointer
Trad. 點將
- to appoint a general (in theater)
- fig. to appoint sb for a task
Trad. 踩點
- to reconnoiter; to case the joint
- to cut it fine; to arrive with no time to spare
- to dance to the beat
Trad. 點按
- (computing) to tap (on a touchscreen); to click (with a mouse)
- (massage) to apply focused pressure to specific points on the body
Trad. 點播
- webcast
- to request item for broadcast on radio program
- dibble seeding
- spot seeding
Trad. 點擊
- to hit
- to press
- to strike (on the keyboard)
- to click (a web page button)
Trad. 終點
- the end
- end point
- finishing line (in a race)
- destination
- terminus
- CL:個|个[ge4]
Trad. 點數
- to count and check
- to tally
- points (collected in some bonus scheme etc)
Trad. 點染
- to touch up (a piece of writing)
- to add details (to a painting)
Trad. 點水
- to skim
- lightly touching the water (as the dragonfly in the idiom 蜻蜓點水|蜻蜓点水)
- skin-deep
Trad. 點津
- to solve a problem
- to answer a question
- (Internet) Q&A forum
- advice column
Trad. 指點
- to point out
- to indicate
- to give directions
- to show how (to do sth)
- to censure
- to pick at
Trad. 點火
- to ignite
- to light a fire
- to agitate
- to start an engine
- ignition
- fig. to stir up trouble
Trad. 點睛
- to add the finishing touch (abbr. for 畫龍點睛|画龙点睛[hua4 long2 dian3 jing1])
Trad. 點破
- to lay bare in a few words
- to expose with a word
- to point out bluntly
Trad. 點穴
- to hit a pressure point (martial arts)
- dim mak
- see also 點脈|点脉[dian3 mai4]
Trad. 點脈
- to hit a pressure point (martial arts)
- dim mak
- see also 點穴|点穴[dian3 xue2]
Trad. 單點
- to order à la carte
- single point (of measurement, mounting etc)
Trad. 點選
- to select
- (computing) to click on (one of several options)
- to navigate to (a webpage)
Trad. 點醒
- to point out
- to draw sb's attention to sth
- to cause sb to have a realization
Trad. 整點
- time of day exactly on the hour (i.e. 12:00, 1:00 etc)
- to make an inventory
- (math.) point that has integer coordinates
Trad. 一點
- a bit; a little bit
- (used in negative expressions) (not) the least bit
- (after an adjective, used to form the comparative) a bit more, -er
- a point (in a discussion etc)
- (calligraphy) dot stroke (、)
- one o'clock (abbr. for 一點鍾|一点钟[yi1 dian3 zhong1])
Trad. 打點
- to bribe
- to get (luggage) ready
- to put in order
- to organize things
- (baseball) RBI (run batted in)
Trad. 定點
- to determine a location
- designated
- appointed
- specific
- fixed (time)
- fixed point (geometry)
- fixed-point (number)
Trad. 點題
- to bring out the main theme
- to make the point
- to bring out the substance concisely
Trad. 點餐
- (at a restaurant) to order a meal
- (of a waiter) to take an order
Trad. 點點
- Diandian (Chinese microblogging and social networking website)
Trad. 端點
- end point (may refer to either end of sth with a start and an end)
- (math.) endpoint