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点滴

diǎn dī · a drip; a little bit; intravenous drip (used to administer drugs)

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Simplified点滴
Traditional點滴
Pinyindiǎn dī
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HSK 2.0Not listed

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点diǎn

to touch briefly; to tap; to mark with a dot; to check off (on a list); to order (food etc); to select; to mention; to bring up (a topic or person); to hint at; to imply; to administer (eye medicine etc) in drops; to light (a fire, a lamp etc); to ignite; to nod (one's head) in agreement; to beckon by moving (one's hand) up and down; point; dot; spot; speck; dot stroke in Chinese characters; (math.) decimal point; point in time or space; (after a number) o'clock; a small amount; a bit; (after a verb or adjective) a bit more; classifier for small amounts

点diǎn

point; dot; drop; speck; o'clock

一点儿yìdiǎnr

erhua variant of 一點|一点[yi1 dian3]

有点儿yǒudiǎnr

slightly; a little; somewhat

点diǎn

to touch briefly; to tap; to mark with a dot; to check off (on a list); to order (food etc); to select; to mention; to bring up (a topic or person); to hint at; to imply; to administer (eye medicine etc) in drops; to light (a fire, a lamp etc); to ignite; to nod (one's head) in agreement; to beckon by moving (one's hand) up and down; point; dot; spot; speck; dot stroke in Chinese characters; (math.) decimal point; point in time or space; (after a number) o'clock; a small amount; a bit; (after a verb or adjective) a bit more; classifier for small amounts

地点dìdiǎn

place; site; location; venue; CL:個|个[ge4]