点

tā yī fu shang yǒu mò diǎn

他衣服上有墨点。

He has ink spots on his clothes.

tā de lǐng zi shang yǒu gè xuè diǎn

他的领子上有个血点。

There was a speck of blood on his collar.

tā mǎi le tiáo dài bái diǎn de lán qún zi

她买了条带白点的蓝裙子。

She bought a blue skirt with white spots.

tā xiě le jǐ gè zì yǐ hòu diǎn le gè dòu hào

她写了几个字以后，点了个逗号。

After she had written a few words, she made a comma.

tā zài kè běn shang diǎn le gè diǎn r

她在课本上点了个点儿。

She clicked a dot in her textbook.

tā dú shū shí xǐ huan yòng bǐ quān quān diǎn diǎn

她读书时喜欢用笔圈圈点点。

She likes to circle and dot with a pen when she reads.

shàng wǔ shí diǎn zhōng

上午十点钟

ten o'clock in the morning

hē diǎn shuǐ

喝点水。

Drink some water.

wǒ shǒu li hái yǒu diǎn qián

我手里还有点钱。

I still have some money in my hand.

chī diǎn dōng xi zài zǒu

吃点东西再走。

Eat something before you go.

tè diǎn

特点

characteristic feature

zhòng diǎn

重点

focal point

yōu diǎn

优点

strong point

fèi diǎn

沸点

boiling point

qǐ diǎn

起点

starting point

zhōng diǎn

终点

terminal point

chá diǎn

茶点

tea and cake

zǎo diǎn

早点

breakfast

gāo diǎn

糕点

pastry

zhè ge zì quē shǎo yī diǎn

这个字缺少一点。

There is a dot stroke missing in this character.

diǎn huò

点货

check over goods

diǎn qián

点钱

count money

diǎn shù

点数

count the number

qīng tíng diǎn shuǐ

蜻蜓点水

dragonflies skimming (over) the water

tā yòng gāo yī diǎn jiù bǎ chuán chēng kāi le

他用篙一点就把船撑开了。

He pushed the boat off with a shove of the pole

tā yǒu hǎo de xiàng wǒ diǎn tóu

她友好地向我点头。

She nodded to me in a friendly fashion.

diǎn dēng

点灯

light a lamp

diǎn huǒ

点火

start a fire

diǎn lǔ

点卤

add drops of bittern

diǎn yǎn yào

点眼药

put drops in the eyes

wù diǎn

误点

behind time

zhèng diǎn

正点

on time

tā shì cōng ming rén yī diǎn jiù míng bai le

她是聪明人，一点就明白了。

A clever man, she is able to pick up the slightest cue.

diǎn cài

点菜

order dishes

diǎn bō jié mù

点播节目

request a programme to be aired