Chinese Character Dictionary

点滴试验

diăn dī shì yàn

spot check

点火

diăn huŏ

to ignite

点火开关

diăn huŏ kāi guān

ignition switch

点烟器

diăn yān qì

cigarette lighter

点燃

diăn rán

to ignite

点球

diăn qiú

penalty kick

点画

diăn huà

strokes of a Chinese character

点发

diăn fā

to fire in bursts

点睛

diăn jīng

to dot in the eyes

点睛之笔

diăn jīng zhī bĭ

the brush stroke that dots in the eyes (idiom); fig. to add the vital finishing touch

点石成金

diăn shí chéng jīn

to touch base matter and turn it to gold (idiom); fig. to turn crude writing into a literary gem

点破

diăn pò

to lay bare in a few words

点票

diăn piào

to count votes

点积

diăn jī

dot product (mathematics)

点穴

diăn xué

to hit a pressure point (martial arts)

点穿

diăn chuān

to lay bare in a few words

点窜

diăn cuàn

to reword

点缀

diăn zhuì

to decorate

点脉

diăn mài

to hit a pressure point (martial arts)

点菜

diăn cài

to order dishes (in a restaurant)

点号

diăn hào

punctuation mark

点补

diăn bŭ

to have a snack

点见

diăn jiàn

to check an amount

点视

diăn shì

to check (items)

点视厅

diăn shì tīng

hall where convicts are counted and verified

点评

diăn píng

to comment

点货

diăn huò

to do an inventory count

点军

Diăn jūn

Dianjun district of Yichang city 宜昌市[Yí chāng shì], Hubei

点军区

Diăn jūn qū

Dianjun district of Yichang city 宜昌市[Yí chāng shì], Hubei

点金成铁

diăn jīn chéng tiĕ

to transform gold into base metal (idiom); fig. to edit sb else's beautiful prose and ruin it

点金石

diăn jīn shí

philosopher's stone

点钟

diăn zhōng

(indicating time of day) o'clock

点铁成金

diăn tiĕ chéng jīn

to touch base matter and turn it to gold (idiom); fig. to turn crude writing into a literary gem

点阵

diăn zhèn

lattice

点阵字体

diăn zhèn zì tĭ

bitmap font (computer)

点阵式打印机

diăn zhèn shì dă yìn jī

dot matrix printer

点阵打印机

diăn zhèn dă yìn jī

dot matrix printer

点集合

diăn jí hé

(math.) point set

点头

diăn tóu

to nod

点头咂嘴

diăn tóu zā zuĭ

to approve by nodding one's head and smacking one's lips (idiom)

点头哈腰

diăn tóu hā yāo

to nod one's head and bow (idiom); bowing and scraping

点头招呼

diăn tóu zhāo hū

beckon

点题

diăn tí

to bring out the main theme

点鬼火

diăn guĭ huŏ

to stir up trouble in secret

点点

diăn diăn

point

点点滴滴

diăn diăn dī dī

bit by bit

黟

yī

black and shining ebony

黟县

Yī xiàn

Yixian county in Huangshan 黃山|黄山[Huáng shān], Anhui

黠

xiá

(phonetic)

黢

qū

black

黢黑

qū hēi

pitch-black

黥

Qíng

surname Qing

黦

yù

yellowish black

黧

lí

dark

黧黑

lí hēi

(literary) dark

党

Dăng

surname Dang

党中央

dăng zhōng yāng

party central committee

党主席

dăng zhŭ xí

party chief

党人

dăng rén

party member

党代会

dăng dài huì

party congress (of the Communist Party of China)