点水 點水
点水 點水 diǎn shuǐ ㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄕㄨㄟˇ dim2 seoi2
- to skim
- lightly touching the water (as the dragonfly in the idiom 蜻蜓点水 蜻蜓點水 )
- skin-deep
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More words with these characters
点 點
- 一点 一點 yī diǎn ㄧ ㄉㄧㄢˇ jat1 dim2 a bit; a little bit
- 亮点 亮點 liàng diǎn ㄌㄧㄤˋ ㄉㄧㄢˇ loeng6 dim2 highlight
- 优点 優點 yōu diǎn ㄧㄡ ㄉㄧㄢˇ jau1 dim2 merit
- 地点 地點 dì diǎn ㄉㄧˋ ㄉㄧㄢˇ dei6 dim2 place
- 差点 差點 chà diǎn ㄔㄚˋ ㄉㄧㄢˇ caa1 dim2 almost
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- 弱点 弱點 ruò diǎn ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄉㄧㄢˇ joek6 dim2 weak point
- 指点 指點 zhǐ diǎn ㄓˇ ㄉㄧㄢˇ zi2 dim2 to point out
- 斑点 斑點 bān diǎn ㄅㄢ ㄉㄧㄢˇ baan1 dim2 spot
- 早点 早點 zǎo diǎn ㄗㄠˇ ㄉㄧㄢˇ zou2 dim2 breakfast
- 晚点 晚點 wǎn diǎn ㄨㄢˇ ㄉㄧㄢˇ maan5 dim2 (of trains etc) late
- 景点 景點 jǐng diǎn ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄉㄧㄢˇ ging2 dim2 tourist attraction; scenic spot
- 有点 有點 yǒu diǎn ㄧㄡˇ ㄉㄧㄢˇ jau5 dim2 a little
- 焦点 焦點 jiāo diǎn ㄐㄧㄠ ㄉㄧㄢˇ ziu1 dim2 (lit. and fig.) focal point; focus
- 热点 熱點 rè diǎn ㄖㄜˋ ㄉㄧㄢˇ jit6 dim2 hot spot
- 特点 特點 tè diǎn ㄊㄜˋ ㄉㄧㄢˇ dak6 dim2 characteristic; trait; feature
- 甜点 甜點 tián diǎn ㄊㄧㄢˊ ㄉㄧㄢˇ tim4 dim2 dessert
- 疑点 疑點 yí diǎn ㄧˊ ㄉㄧㄢˇ ji4 dim2 a doubtful point
- 终点 終點 zhōng diǎn ㄓㄨㄥ ㄉㄧㄢˇ zung1 dim2 the end
- 网点 網點 wǎng diǎn ㄨㄤˇ ㄉㄧㄢˇ mong5 dim2 branch; service outlet (of a bank, retail store etc)
- 缺点 缺點 quē diǎn ㄑㄩㄝ ㄉㄧㄢˇ kyut3 dim2 weak point
水
- 下水 xià shuǐ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ haa6 seoi2 downstream
- 冷水 lěng shuǐ ㄌㄥˇ ㄕㄨㄟˇ laang5 seoi2 cold water
- 口水 kǒu shuǐ ㄎㄡˇ ㄕㄨㄟˇ hau2 seoi2 saliva
- 墨水 mò shuǐ ㄇㄛˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ mak6 seoi2 ink
- 废水 廢水 fèi shuǐ ㄈㄟˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ fai3 seoi2 waste water
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- 放水 fàng shuǐ ㄈㄤˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ fong3 seoi2 to turn on the water
- 水分 shuǐ fèn ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄈㄣˋ seoi2 fan6 moisture content
- 水利 shuǐ lì ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄌㄧˋ seoi2 lei6 water conservancy
- 水力 shuǐ lì ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄌㄧˋ seoi2 lik6 hydraulic power
- 水域 shuǐ yù ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄩˋ seoi2 wik6 waters
- 水壶 水壺 shuǐ hú ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄏㄨˊ seoi2 wu2 kettle
- 水平 shuǐ píng ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄆㄧㄥˊ seoi2 ping4 horizontal; level
- 水库 水庫 shuǐ kù ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄎㄨˋ seoi2 fu3 reservoir
- 水手 shuǐ shǒu ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄕㄡˇ seoi2 sau2 mariner
- 水晶 shuǐ jīng ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄐㄧㄥ seoi2 zing1 crystal
- 水果 shuǐ guǒ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄍㄨㄛˇ seoi2 gwo2 fruit
- 水槽 shuǐ cáo ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄘㄠˊ seoi2 cou4 sink
- 水泥 shuǐ ní ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄋㄧˊ seoi2 nai4 cement
- 水源 shuǐ yuán ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄩㄢˊ seoi2 jyun4 water source
- 水准 水準 shuǐ zhǔn ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄓㄨㄣˇ seoi2 zeon2 level (of achievement etc)
Idioms with these characters
- 点金成铁 點金成鐵 diǎn jīn chéng tiě ㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄔㄥˊ ㄊㄧㄝˇ dim2 gam1 sing4 tit3 to transform gold into base metal (idiom); fig. to edit sb else's beautiful prose and ruin it
- 点睛之笔 點睛之筆 diǎn jīng zhī bǐ ㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄓ ㄅㄧˇ dim2 zing1 zi1 bat1 the brush stroke that dots in the eyes (idiom); fig. to add the vital finishing touch
- 点石成金 點石成金 diǎn shí chéng jīn ㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄕˊ ㄔㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄣ dim2 sek6 sing4 gam1 to touch base matter and turn it to gold (idiom); fig. to turn crude writing into a literary gem
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- 点水不漏 點水不漏 diǎn shuǐ bù lòu ㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄡˋ dim2 seoi2 bat1 lau6 not one drop of water leaks (idiom); fig. thoughtful and completely rigorous
- 点铁成金 點鐵成金 diǎn tiě chéng jīn ㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄊㄧㄝˇ ㄔㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄣ dim2 tit3 sing4 gam1 to touch base matter and turn it to gold (idiom); fig. to turn crude writing into a literary gem
- 点头哈腰 點頭哈腰 diǎn tóu hā yāo ㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄊㄡˊ ㄏㄚ ㄧㄠ dim2 tau4 haa1 jiu1 to nod one's head and bow (idiom); bowing and scraping
- 点头咂嘴 點頭咂嘴 diǎn tóu zā zuǐ ㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄊㄡˊ ㄗㄚ ㄗㄨㄟˇ dim2 tau4 zaap3 zeoi2 to approve by nodding one's head and smacking one's lips (idiom)
- 画龙点睛 畫龍點睛 huà lóng diǎn jīng ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄥ waak6 lung4 dim2 zing1 to paint a dragon and dot in the eyes (idiom); fig. to add the vital finishing touch
- 蜻蜓点水 蜻蜓點水 qīng tíng diǎn shuǐ ㄑㄧㄥ ㄊㄧㄥˊ ㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄕㄨㄟˇ cing1 ting4 dim2 seoi2 lit. the dragonfly touches the water lightly
- 煽风点火 煽風點火 shān fēng diǎn huǒ ㄕㄢ ㄈㄥ ㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄏㄨㄛˇ sin3 fung1 dim2 fo2 (idiom) to fan the flames
- 跋山涉水 bá shān shè shuǐ ㄅㄚˊ ㄕㄢ ㄕㄜˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ bat6 saan1 sip3 seoi2 to travel over land and water (idiom)
- 巴山蜀水 Bā shān Shǔ shuǐ ㄅㄚ ㄕㄢ ㄕㄨˇ ㄕㄨㄟˇ baa1 saan1 suk6 seoi2 mountains and rivers of Sichuan (idiom)
- 杯水车薪 杯水車薪 bēi shuǐ chē xīn ㄅㄟ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄔㄜ ㄒㄧㄣ bui1 seoi2 ce1 san1 lit. a cup of water on a burning cart of firewood (idiom); fig. an utterly inadequate measure
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- 背水一战 背水一戰 bèi shuǐ yī zhàn ㄅㄟˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄧ ㄓㄢˋ bui3 seoi2 jat1 zin3 lit. fight with one's back to the river (idiom); fig. to fight to win or die
- 车水马龙 車水馬龍 chē shuǐ mǎ lóng ㄔㄜ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄇㄚˇ ㄌㄨㄥˊ ce1 seoi2 maa5 lung4 endless stream of horse and carriages (idiom)
- 出水芙蓉 chū shuǐ fú róng ㄔㄨ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄈㄨˊ ㄖㄨㄥˊ ceot1 seoi2 fu4 jung4 as a lotus flower breaking the surface (idiom); surpassingly beautiful (of young lady's face or old gentleman's calligraphy)
- 打落水狗 dǎ luò shuǐ gǒu ㄉㄚˇ ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄍㄡˇ daa2 lok6 seoi2 gau2 lit. to beat a drowning dog (idiom)
- 滴水穿石 dī shuǐ chuān shí ㄉㄧ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄔㄨㄢ ㄕˊ dik6 seoi2 cyun1 sek6 dripping water penetrates the stone (idiom); constant perseverance yields success
- 滴水石穿 dī shuǐ shí chuān ㄉㄧ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄕˊ ㄔㄨㄢ dik6 seoi2 sek6 cyun1 dripping water penetrates the stone (idiom); constant perseverance yields success
Example sentences
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烧 燒 一点 一點 水 。
Boil some water.
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热 熱 一点 一點 水 。
Warm up some water.
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去 拿 点水 點水 来 來 。
Go get some water.
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给 給 我 搞 点水 點水 ！
Give me some water!
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还 還 剩 一点 一點 水 。
There is a little water left.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY). Readings are generated automatically.