to divide; to separate / to distribute; to allocate / to distinguish (good and bad) / (bound form) branch of (an organization); sub- (as in 分局) / fraction / one tenth (of certain units) / unit of length equivalent to 0.33 cm / minute (unit of time) / minute (angular measurement unit) / a point (in sports or games) / 0.01 yuan (unit of money)

to reach; to arrive / to leave for; to go to / to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point) / (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point) / considerate; thoughtful; thorough

(concept of) time / (duration of) time / (point in) time

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

again; once more; re- / further; beyond this point of time / (before an adjective) more / then (after sth, and not until then) / no matter how ... (followed by an adjective or verb, and then (usually) 也 or 都 for emphasis) / (used to introduce additional information, as in 再則｜再则, 再就是 etc) / (literary) to reappear; to reoccur

long / (bound form) length / (bound form) strong point; forte / (bound form) to be good at / (literary) surplus; spare (Taiwan pr. [zhang4])

central point / in one's thoughts / in one's heart

important point; main point; focus / key (project etc) / to focus on; to put the emphasis on

eye (CL:隻｜只,雙｜双) / (often used with 一) a look; a glance / small hole / (bound form) salient point / classifier for wells, cave-dwellings etc

short / brief / to lack / weak point / fault

point of view / viewpoint / standpoint / CL: 個｜个

angle / point of view

nearly at the point of (doing sth); about to (do sth)

merit / benefit / strong point / advantage / CL: 個｜个, 項｜项

finger / to point at or to / to indicate or refer to / to depend on / to count on / (of hair) to stand on end

weak point / fault / shortcoming / disadvantage / CL: 個｜个

to score a point (in a competition, test etc) / score; rating; grade

to indicate / to point out

(bound form) place; locality / (bound form) part; aspect / (bound form) office; department; bureau / classifier for locations: spot, point

about to; on the point of; soon

to point out / to remind (sb of sth) / to suggest / suggestion / tip / reminder / notice

crucial point / crux / CL: 個｜个 / key / crucial / pivotal

the end / end point / finishing line (in a race) / destination / terminus / CL: 個｜个

first of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干 / (used for an unspecified person or thing) / first (in a list, as a party to a contract etc) / letter "A" or roman "I" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc / armor plating / shell or carapace / (of the fingers or toes) nail / bladed leather or metal armor (old) / ranking system used in the Imperial examinations (old) / civil administration unit in the baojia 保甲 system (old) / ancient Chinese compass point: 75°

second of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干 / second in order / letter "B" or Roman "II" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc / second party (in legal contract, usually 乙方, as opposed to 甲方) / ethyl / bent / winding / radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 5) / ancient Chinese compass point: 105°

to point out / to indicate / to instruct / directives / instructions / CL: 個｜个

clown / 2nd earthly branch: 1-3 a.m., 12th solar month (6th January to 3rd February), year of the Ox / ancient Chinese compass point: 30°

candid / direct and to the point / simply / just / might as well

hot spot / point of special interest

starting point

test point / to carry out trial / pilot scheme

main stream (of a river) / fig. the essential point / main viewpoint of a matter / mainstream (culture etc)

pointed; tapering; sharp / (of a sound) shrill; piercing / (of one's hearing, sight etc) sharp; acute; keen / to make (one's voice) shrill / sharp point; tip / the best of sth; the cream of the crop

(lit. and fig.) focal point; focus

to support / to prop up / to push or move with a pole / to maintain / to open or unfurl / to fill to bursting point / brace / stay / support

morning and evening / (in reference to sth that is bound to happen) sooner or later; one of these days / (coll.) (this, or that) point of time / (dialect) at some time in the future

percentage point

not yet / did not / have not / not / 8th earthly branch: 1-3 p.m., 6th solar month (7th July-6th August), year of the Sheep / ancient Chinese compass point: 210°

main point / essential

online; connected to the Internet / (fig.) (coll.) (of a person) mentally focused; engaged; (of skills, performance etc) sharp; on point; functioning at a high level

third of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干 / third in order / letter "C" or Roman "III" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc / ancient Chinese compass point: 165° / propyl

to point towards / aimed at / facing / the direction indicated

scale (instrument for weighing) / to weigh / (loanword) pound (unit of weight, about 454 grams) / (printing) point (unit used to measure the size of type) / (Tw) (printing) pound; ream weight (used to describe paper thickness)

hard lump in the abdomen (in Chinese medicine) / crux of an issue / main point in an argument / sticking point / deadlock in negotiations

opportunity / turning point / juncture

joint (physiology) / key point / critical phase

male adult / the 4th of the 10 Heavenly Stems 天干 / fourth (used like "4" or "D") / small cube of meat or vegetable / (literary) to encounter / (archaic) ancient Chinese compass point: 195° / (chemistry) butyl

to prove a point / to expound on / to demonstrate or prove (through argument) / proof

spot / point / dot / speck / drop (of liquid) / droplet / point (of argument) / idea / crux / indication / pointer

to begin (with ...) (typically used in a structure such as 從｜从 + {noun} + 入手: "to begin with {noun}; to take {noun} as one's starting point") / to receive; to obtain; to buy

to paint a dragon and dot in the eyes (idiom); fig. to add the vital finishing touch / the crucial point that brings the subject to life / a few words to clinch the point

anxiety / sore point / secret worry / mental disorder / heart disease (medicine)

vital part / (fig.) key point / crucial

weak point / failing

valley / trough (as opposed to peaks) / fig. low point / lowest ebb / nadir of one's fortunes

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)

acupuncture point / location of a grave

bald (lacking hair or feathers) / barren; bare; denuded / blunt (lacking a point) / (of a piece of writing) unsatisfactory; lacking something

to aim at / to target / to point at / to be directed at / registration / alignment (mechanical engineering)

to point out / to indicate / to give directions / to show how (to do sth) / to censure / to pick at

to comment / a point by point commentary

a doubtful point

to explain / to justify / to defend (a point of view etc) / to provide an explanation / to try to defend oneself

long-winded / garrulous / to talk endlessly without getting to the point

breach / gap / breakthrough point

to guide / to show / to point (the way) / directions / guidance / guidelines

turning point / breaking point

importation and exportation; import-export / access point; opening that serves as an entrance or exit

starting point / (fig.) basis / motive

parking spot / unloading point / garage place / stand for taxi

to determine a location / designated / appointed / specific / fixed (time) / fixed point (geometry) / fixed-point (number)

down-pointing arrow

to sting or bite (of mosquito, bee etc) / to say repeatedly / to urge insistently / to ask repeatedly / to stick to a point / (onom.) tinkling or jingling sound

(bound form) machine; mechanism / (bound form) aircraft / (bound form) an opportunity / (bound form) crucial point; pivot / (bound form) quick-witted; flexible / (bound form) organic

son / child / seed / egg / small thing / 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.-1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the rat / viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位 / ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north) / subsidiary; subordinate; (prefix) sub-

to look at / to watch / to observe / to behold / to advise / concept / point of view / outlook

cave / cavity / hole / acupuncture point / Taiwan pr. [xue4]

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)

decimal point

boiling point

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

age / seventh of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干 / seventh in order / letter "G" or Roman "VII" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc / ancient Chinese compass point: 255° / hepta

freezing point

to extend / to state / to explain / 9th earthly branch: 3-5 p.m., 7th solar month (7th August-7th September), year of the Monkey / ancient Chinese compass point: 240°

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

philtrum / infranasal depression / the "human center" acupuncture point

5th earthly branch: 7-9 a.m., 3rd solar month (5th April-4th May), year of the Dragon / ancient Chinese compass point: 120°

(meteorology) dew point

starting point / square one / (coordinate geometry) origin

one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦, symbolizing heaven / male principle / ☰ / ancient Chinese compass point: 315° (northwest)

point of a spear / edge of a tool / vanguard / forward (in sports team)

point of time (in time-based systems)

(of taste) hot or pungent / hard / laborious / suffering / eighth in order / eighth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干 / letter "H" or Roman "VIII" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc / ancient Chinese compass point: 285° / octa

melting point

head of grain / husk / tip / point / clever / gifted / outstanding

point / speck

12th earthly branch: 9-11 p.m., 10th solar month (7th November-6th December), year of the Boar / ancient Chinese compass point: 330°

peak / summit / fig. high point / masterpiece

stronghold / defended military base / base for operations / strategic point / foothold / (market) presence

main point / emphasis