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HSK
good aspects / strong points
HSK 3
shortcoming / defect / fault / one's weak points
HSK 3
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  *钉* | 钉* | *钉
to join things together by fixing them in place at one or more points / to nail / to pin / to staple / to sew on
HSK 7-9
outline / essential points
HSK 7-9
personal strength / one's special ability or strong points
HSK 7-9
(of diverse emotions) to occur simultaneously; to intermingle / common ground; points of commonality; overlap; connection / interaction; dealings / (math.) (set theory) intersection
HSK 7-9
virtually the same / differing only on small points
HSK 7-9
bonus point; extra credit / to award bonus points; to earn extra points
to deduct marks (when grading school work) / to have marks deducted / penalty points / to lose points for a penalty or error
direction / points of the compass / bearing / position / azimuth
main points of a case / brief / summary
warp and woof / longitude and latitude / main points
lit. everything bodes ill, no positive signs (idiom) / fig. inauspicious; everything points to disaster
righteousness / virtuous cause / a woman's marriage / main points of a piece of writing
overall score / total points
to count and check / to tally / points (collected in some bonus scheme etc)
absolutely true (idiom) / manifold / true from many points of view
integral (calculus) / accumulated points (in sports, at school etc) / total credits earned by student / bonus points in a benefit scheme
one divides into two / to be two-sided / there are two sides to everything / to see both sb's good points and shortcomings (idiom)
lit. use others' strengths to make up for one's weak points (idiom from Mencius) / to use this in place of that / what you lose on the swings, you win on the roundabouts
the eight points of the compass / all directions
to fail to grasp the main points
abstract / gist / main points
to pause at appropriate points in reading aloud unpunctuated writing / to punctuate
to concentrate on the main points (idiom); to bring out the essentials
(idiom) stay clear of the enemy's main force and strike at his weak points
the gist (of a text or argument) / the main points
the main points
to record work points 工分
3 annual hunting bouts / 3 qi points
(idiom) to highlight sb's good points but omit to mention their faults
to point out mistakes or weak points for correction / to comment / criticism
to pluck a pearl from the black dragon (idiom, from Zhuangzi); fig. to pick out the salient points (from a tangled situation) / to see through to the nub
to share a card with sb (e.g. share a loyalty card to accumulate points and split the benefits)
to deduct points; to lose points
acupuncture point (any point on any meridian) / category of 12 specific acupuncture points near the wrist or ankle, each lying on a different meridian (one of five categories collectively termed 五輸穴|五输穴)
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variant of / bow string / string of musical instrument / watch spring / chord (straight line joining two points on a curve) / hypotenuse
high points (of a document) / resume
to concede points (in a game)
lit. for some things a foot may be too short, and for the other an inch will suffice (proverb) / fig. everyone has their strong and weak points / everything has its advantages and disadvantages
lit. to strangle the front and press the back (idiom) / fig. to occupy all key points (military)
the Three Rules of Discipline and Eight Points for Attention, a military doctrine issued in 1928 by Mao Zedong for the Red Army, which included a number of injunctions demanding high standards of behavior and respect for civilians during wartime
the eight influential points (acupuncture)
"eight wind points", name of a set of acupuncture points (EX-LE-10), four on each foot
points gained by making a good impression / kudos / brownie points
to concentrate on trivial points while neglecting the main problem (idiom)
to deduct (points etc)
to grab sb by the pigtail / to seize on weak points / to exploit the opponent's shortcomings
to grab sb by the queue (i.e. hair) / to seize on weak points / to exploit the opponent's shortcomings
to haggle over every ounce (idiom) / to to fuss over minor points / to be particular about sth
meeting points of qi (in Chinese medicine)
(gaming) action points (points required to complete an action) / (Tw) action level (the level of concentration of a harmful substance at which remedial action is considered necessary)
lit. to look for holes, and observe gaps (idiom) / fig. to search out one's opponent's weak points / to look for the Achilles' heel
Sima Xiangru is meticulous and Mei Gao is fast (idiom) / to each his good points


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