点
Meaning
- to touch briefly; to tap
- to mark with a dot; to check off (on a list)
- to order (food etc); to select
Example sentence
请安静点。
Less noise, please.
The character 点
点 is a dot, and the dot spreads: 一点儿 a little, 三点 three o'clock, 地点 a spot on a map. As a verb it touches briefly — 点头 to nod, 点菜 to order dishes — and 特点 and 重点 are the points that stand out.
Words containing 点
- 地点 dì diǎn place
- 一点儿 yī diǎn r erhua variant of 一点
- 点头 diǎn tóu to nod
- 观点 guān diǎn point of view
- 快点儿 kuài diǎn r erhua variant of 快点
- 特点 tè diǎn characteristic; trait; feature
- 一点点 yī diǎn diǎn a little bit
- 有点儿 yǒu diǎn r slightly
- 重点 zhòng diǎn important point; main point; focus
- 缺点 quē diǎn weak point
- 优点 yōu diǎn merit
- 点名 diǎn míng roll call
- 晚点 wǎn diǎn (of trains etc) late