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  *点* | 点* | *点
point / dot / drop / speck / o'clock / point (in space or time) / to draw a dot / to check on a list / to choose / to order (food in a restaurant) / to touch briefly / to hint / to light / to ignite / to pour a liquid drop by drop / (old) one fifth of a two-hour watch / dot stroke in Chinese characters / classifier for items
HSK 1
place / site / location / venue / CL: 個|个
HSK 1
characteristic (feature) / trait / feature / CL: 個|个
HSK 2
important point; main point; focus / key (project etc) / to focus on; to put the emphasis on
HSK 2
point of view / viewpoint / standpoint / CL: 個|个
HSK 2
a little bit
HSK 2
merit / benefit / strong point / advantage / CL: 個|个, 項|项
HSK 3
weak point / fault / shortcoming / disadvantage / CL: 個|个
HSK 3
(of trains etc) late / delayed / behind schedule / light dinner
HSK 4
the end / end point / finishing line (in a race) / destination / terminus / CL: 個|个
HSK 5
hot spot / point of special interest
HSK 6
starting point
HSK 6
test point / to carry out trial / pilot scheme
HSK 6
tourist attraction; scenic spot
HSK 6
percentage point
HSK 6
(lit. and fig.) focal point; focus
HSK 6
main point / essential
HSK 7-9
difficulty
HSK 7-9
highlight / bright spot
HSK 7-9
spot / stain / speckle
HSK 7-9
(computing) node in a network / (commerce) sales outlet / branch / service center / (illustration) screentone / halftone dot
HSK 7-9
weak point / failing
HSK 7-9
to point out / to indicate / to give directions / to show how (to do sth) / to censure / to pick at
HSK 7-9
a doubtful point
HSK 7-9
turning point / breaking point
HSK 7-9
starting point / (fig.) basis / motive
HSK 7-9
G-spot
a place set up to serve a specific function (train station, bus stop, toll plaza, bike rental station, meteorological station etc) / (Internet) site (website, FTP site etc)
the least bit
node
to make an inventory / to take stock
a bit; a little bit / (used in negative expressions) (not) the least bit / (after an adjective, used to form the comparative) a bit more, -er / a point (in a discussion etc) / (calligraphy) dot stroke (、) / one o'clock (abbr. for 一點鍾|一点钟)
to determine a location / designated / appointed / specific / fixed (time) / fixed point (geometry) / fixed-point (number)
image noise
Diandian (Chinese microblogging and social networking website)
point / speck
decimal point
to recount (e.g. results of election) / to re-evaluate
boiling point
almost / nearly
to work extra hours / to do overtime
highlight (of an event, movie etc)
dew point / (coll.) (of a woman) to expose one of the three areas (nipples and genitals)
starting point / square one / (coordinate geometry) origin
point of time (in time-based systems)
cakes / pastries
(computing) breakpoint
melting point
point mass / particle
stronghold / defended military base / base for operations / strategic point / foothold / (market) presence
main point / emphasis
extreme point / pole / the origin (in polar coordinates)
summit / peak / (math.) vertex
freezing point
(of a train etc) on time; punctual / (slang) awesome / (Tw) on the hour
(computing) floating point
midnight / to order à la carte / (math.) zero of a function
to check / to make inventory
food / dish / meal
meeting point / point of intersection
West Point, US military academy in New York
Western-style pastry
(electrical) contact
pastry
midpoint / half-way point
punctuation / a punctuation mark / to punctuate / CL: 個|个
blind spot
end point (may refer to either end of sth with a start and an end) / (math.) endpoint
to bribe / to get (luggage) ready / to put in order / to organize things / (baseball) RBI (run batted in)
base; centre / basis; point of departure; starting point / (finance) basis point
contact (math.)
lair; den (of illegal activities)
it's time (to do sth) / the time has come
selling point
to examine / to check / to keep a lookout / cautious / restrained (in speech or mannerisms)
drum beat / rhythm
stain / taint
joint; node
to reconnoiter; to case the joint / to cut it fine; to arrive with no time to spare / to dance to the beat
dessert
to mark a text with dots and circles / to punctuate
breakfast
argument / line of reasoning / thesis / point (of discussion)
tea and cake / refreshments / tea and dim sum
match point (tennis etc)
(of a cadre etc) to work for a period of time with a grassroots unit to gain firsthand experience / (dialect) taking a crap
period (punctuation) / (fig.) endpoint / finish
welding point / (electronics) solder joint
tiny / very small / tiny thing / small child / baby
to comment / a point by point commentary
turning point / breaking point / inflexion point (math., a point of a curve at which the curvature changes sign)
fulcrum (for a lever)
to ignite; to set fire to; to light / (chemistry) ignition point; combustion point
to check / to tally / to inventory
to choose an appropriate location
not on time / late (public transport, airlines) / overdue / behind schedule / delayed
raindrop
tiny bit
place for a vendor's stall

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