焦点 焦點

焦

• 焦急 jiāo jí ㄐㄧㄠ ㄐㄧˊ ziu1 gap1 anxiety
• 焦虑 焦慮 jiāo lǜ ㄐㄧㄠ ㄌㄩˋ ziu1 leoi6 anxious
• 焦距 jiāo jù ㄐㄧㄠ ㄐㄩˋ ziu1 keoi5 focal length
• 焦躁 jiāo zào ㄐㄧㄠ ㄗㄠˋ ziu1 cou3 fretful
• 三焦 sān jiāo ㄙㄢ ㄐㄧㄠ saam1 ziu1 (TCM) the three truncal cavities (thoracic, abdominal and pelvic), known as the "triple heater" or "San Jiao"

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

• 焦头烂额 焦頭爛額 jiāo tóu làn é ㄐㄧㄠ ㄊㄡˊ ㄌㄢˋ ㄜˊ ziu1 tau4 laan6 ngaak6 lit. badly burned about the head (from trying to put out a fire) (idiom)

• 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