"Point" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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 diǎn diǎn point / speck
 zhǐ yǐn to guide / to show / to point (the way) / directions / guidance / guidelines
 diǎn zi spot / point / dot / speck / drop (of liquid) / droplet / point (of argument) / idea / crux / indication / pointer
 lùn diǎn argument / line of reasoning / thesis / point (of discussion)
 jiàn jiān point / sharp end
 yī diǎn a bit / a little / one dot / one point
 lái shuō to have one's say / to interpret a topic (from a certain point of view) / now we come to talk about it, ...
 zhòng diǎn important point / main point / focus / key (project etc) / to focus on / to put the emphasis on
 tí shì to point out / to remind (sb of sth) / to suggest / suggestion / tip / reminder / notice
 guān diǎn point of view / viewpoint / standpoint / CL:個|个[ge4]
 xīn zhōng central point / in one's thoughts / in one's heart
 guān jiàn crucial point / crux / CL:個|个[ge4] / key / crucial / pivotal
 zhǐ chū to indicate / to point out
 lái kàn to come and see / to see a topic from a certain point of view
 rè diǎn hot spot / point of special interest
 jiǎo dù angle / point of view
 diǎn píng to comment / a point by point commentary
 jiāo diǎn focus / focal point
 qǐ diǎn starting point
 zhǔ liú main stream (of a river) / fig. the essential point / main viewpoint of a matter / mainstream (culture etc)
 yōu diǎn merit / benefit / strong point / advantage / CL:個|个[ge4],項|项[xiang4]
 shì diǎn test point / to carry out trial / pilot scheme
 quē diǎn weak point / fault / shortcoming / disadvantage / CL:個|个[ge4]
 zhǐ shì to point out / to indicate / to instruct / directives / instructions / CL:個|个[ge4]
 zhǐ diǎn to point out / to indicate / to give directions / to show how (to do sth) / to censure / to pick at
 jiù cǐ at this point / thus / from then on
 jié zhǐ to close / to stop / to put a stop to sth / cut-off point / stopping point / deadline
 yào diǎn main point / essential
 kuài yào nearly at the point of (doing sth) / about to (do sth)
 zhǐ xiàng to point towards / aimed at / facing / the direction indicated
 bǎi fēn diǎn percentage point
 zhèng yào to be just about to / to be on the point of
 lùn zhèng to prove a point / to expound on / to demonstrate or prove (through argument) / proof
 ruò diǎn weak point / failing
 jiā fēn bonus point / extra credit / to award bonus points / to earn extra points
 bù xíng le (coll.) on the point of death / dying
 gāo wèi high position / eminent status / top job / raised position / upper (limbs) / a high (i.e. local maximum) / high point on scale, high grade, temperature, latitude etc
 dìng diǎn to determine a location / designated / appointed / specific / fixed (time) / fixed point (geometry) / fixed-point (number)
 guān jié joint (physiology) / key point / critical phase
 qì jī opportunity / turning point / juncture
 zhōng diǎn the end / end point / finishing line (in a race) / destination / terminus / CL:個|个[ge4]
 jí diǎn extreme point / pole / the origin (in polar coordinates)
 rén zhōng philtrum / infranasal depression / the "human center" acupuncture point
 duì zhǔn to aim at / to target / to point at / to be directed at / registration / alignment (mechanical engineering)
 mài diǎn selling point
 jī zhǔn norm / standard / standard of reference / base / base point / base line / benchmark / reference point / reference frame / criterion / data
 fēng lì sharp (e.g. knife blade) / incisive / to the point
 yào hài vital part / (fig.) key point / crucial
 chū fā diǎn starting point / (fig.) basis / motive
 zhǐ zhèng to point out mistakes or weak points for correction / to comment / criticism
 pò zhàn split seam / (fig.) flaw / weak point
 biàn jiě to explain / to justify / to defend (a point of view etc) / to provide an explanation / to try to defend oneself
 dān tián pubic region / point two inches below the navel where one's qi resides
 xué dào acupuncture point / acupoint
 tū pò kǒu breach / gap / breakthrough point
 dāo fēng cutting edge or point of a knife, sword or tool
 lù diǎn dew point / (coll.) (of a woman) to expose one of the three areas (nipples and genitals)
 dǐng fēng peak / summit / fig. high point / masterpiece
 jué shā to deal the fatal blow (sports, chess etc) / to score the winning point
 chē wèi parking spot / unloading point / garage place / stand for taxi
 gǎi guān change of appearance / to revise one's point of view
  air point of disembarkation / airport of debarkation
 gāo cháo dié qǐ each new high point replaced by another / (of a movie etc) one climax after another
 dī gǔ valley / trough (as opposed to peaks) / fig. low point / lowest ebb / nadir of one's fortunes
 bīng diǎn freezing point
 jù diǎn stronghold / defended military base / base for operations / strategic point / foothold / (market) presence
 fēng máng tip (of pencil, spear etc) / sharp point / cutting edge / spearhead / vanguard
 gōng fēn work point (measure of work completed in a rural commune in the PRC during the planned economy era)
 dì léi landmine / CL:顆|颗[ke1] / (fig.) sore point / weak spot
 zhǔ xuán lu:4 (music) theme / principal melody / (fig.) central theme / main idea / (of a movie) created with the purpose of promoting Party values and point of view
 kāi dāo (of a surgeon) to perform an operation / (of a patient) to have an operation / to decapitate / to behead / to single out as a point of attack
 yí diǎn a doubtful point
 jǐ mǎn crowded to bursting point / filled to overflowing / jam-packed
 xué wèi acupuncture point / location of a grave
 fēng dǐng to put a roof (on a building) / to cap the roof (finishing a building project) / fig. to put a ceiling (on spending, prize, ambition etc) / to top off / fig. to reach the highest point (of growth, profit, interest rates) / to stop growing (of plant bud or branch)
 fèi diǎn boiling point
 qiào qǐ to stick up / to point sth up
 dāo rèn knife blade / crucial point
 hū zhī yù chū lit. ready to appear at the call (idiom) / fig. on the verge of coming out into the open / (of a person's choice etc) on the point of being disclosed / (of an artistic depiction) vividly portrayed
 zhuǎn zhé diǎn turning point / breaking point
 jī diǎn main point / crux / central point
 běn tí the subject under discussion / the point at issue
 zhēng jié hard lump in the abdomen (in Chinese medicine) / crux of an issue / main point in an argument / sticking point / deadlock in negotiations
 yuán diǎn starting point / square one / (coordinate geometry) origin
 lín xíng on leaving / on the point of departure
 diǎn chū to point out / to indicate
 xiǎo shù small figure / small amount / the part of a number to the right of the decimal point (or radix point) / fractional part of a number / number between 0 and 1 / decimal fraction
 xīn bìng anxiety / sore point / secret worry / mental disorder / heart disease (medicine)
 píng diǎn to comment / a point by point commentary
 gān cuì candid / direct and to the point / simply / just / might as well
 lì zhèng example / case in point
 zuì dī diǎn lowest point / minimum (point)
 kāi mén jiàn shān lit. to open the door and see the mountain / fig. to get right to the point (idiom)
 guǎi diǎn turning point / breaking point / inflexion point (math., a point of a curve at which the curvature changes sign)
 tiān jǐng courtyard / atrium / opening in a roof / skylight / caisson ceiling / (TCM) acupuncture point TB10
 tiào bǎn springboard / jumping-off point / gangplank
 yī wú shì chù not one good point / everything about it is wrong
 yí yì a doubtful point
 diǎn xué to hit a pressure point (martial arts) / dim mak / see also 點脈|点脉[dian3 mai4]
 lú huǒ chún qīng lit. the stove fire has turned bright green (allusion to Daoist alchemy) (idiom) / fig. (of an art, a technique etc) brought to the point of perfection
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