and wrong
diǎn 点¹ TRAD 點 N 1 drop, point, dot ■ 雨点打在窗 户上。Yǔdiǎn dǎ zài chuānghu shang. Raindrops
beat on the windowpane. ■ “点” 字下面有四 点。“Diǎn” zì xiàmian yǒu sì diǎn. There’re four
dots at the bottom of the character 点. 墨点 mò diǎn ink stain / 水点 shuǐ diǎn water stain 2 (indicating
decimal) 三点四 sān diǎn sì 3.4 (three point four) / 十二点 三五 shí’èr diǎn sān wǔ 12.35 (twelve point
three five)
diǎn 点² TRAD 點 V drip, put a dot, touch ■ 你给 我点眼药水， 行吗？Nǐ gěi wǒ diǎn yǎnyàoshuǐ, xíng
ma? Could you please put my eye drops in for me?
diǎn 点³ TRAD 點 MEASURE WORD a little, a bit ■ 他 喜欢在睡觉前喝一点儿酒。Tā xǐhuan zài shuìjiào
qián hē yìdiǎnr jiǔ. He likes to drink a little wine before going to bed. 有(一)点儿... yǒu (yì) diǎnr... a
bit..., a little... (used before nouns and adjectives) ■ 我有一点 儿累，想休息一会儿。Wǒ yǒu
yìdiǎnr lèi, xiǎng xiūxi yíhuìr. I’m a bit tired. I want to take a little break.
diǎnxīn 点心 N snack, light refreshments ■ 有点 儿饿了吧？吃一点儿点心吧。Yǒu diǎnr è le ba? Chī
yìdiǎnr diǎnxīn ba. Aren’t you a bit hungry? Have a snack!
NOTE: The Cantonese pronunciation of 点心 is “dim sum.” Many Chinese restaurants overseas sell
Cantonese-style refreshments or snack known as “dim sum.” To have such refreshments for a meal is
“yum cha,” the Cantonese pronunciation of 饮茶 yǐnchá, which literally means drink tea.diǎnzhōng 点钟 N o’clock ■“现在几点钟？” “三点钟。”“Xiànzài jǐ diǎnzhōng?” “Sān
diǎnzhōng.” “What time is it?” “Three o’clock.”
NOTE: In colloquial Chinese 点钟 diǎnzhōng can be shortened to 点 diǎn, e.g.: ■ “现在几点？” “三点。” “Xiànzài
jǐ diǎn?” “Sān diǎn.” “What time is it?” “Three o’clock.”diǎnzhuì 点缀 [comp: 点 touch + 缀 decorate] V embellish, decorate
diǎn 典 N standard, law
diǎnlǐ 典礼 [modif: 典 standard + 礼 rite] N ceremony 毕业典礼 bìyè diǎnlǐ graduation ceremonry,
commencement / 结婚典礼 jiéhūn diǎnlǐ wedding ceremony
diǎnxíng 典型 ADJ typical, representative 典型事例 diǎnxíng shìlì typical case
diàn 电 TRAD 電 N electricity, power; electronics ■ 我们这里电比较便宜。 Wǒmen zhèli diàn bǐjiào
piányì. Power is rather cheap here. ■ 今天停 电。Jīntiān tíng diàn. No power today. (→ There’s a
power outage today.)
diànbào 电报 [modif: 电 electric + 报 report] N telegram, cable (份 fèn) ■ 现在还有人打电报 吗？
Xiànzài háiyǒu rén dǎ diànbào ma? Do people still send telegrams?
diànchē 电车 [modif: 电 electricity + 车 vehicle] N trolley bus, streetcar (辆 liàng) ■ 这辆电车去哪
儿？Zhè liàng diànchē qù nǎr? Where does this trolley bus go? ■ 他每天坐电车上班。Tā měi
tiān zuò diànchē shàngbān. He goes to work by trolley bus every day.
diànchí 电池 [comp: 电 electricity + 池 pool] N battery, electrical cell (节 jié) 可充电电池 kě chōngdiàn
diànchí rechargeable battery
diàndēng 电灯 [modif: 电 electricity + 灯 lamp] N electric light (个 gè) ■ 这个房间的电灯 坏了。
Zhège fángjiān de diàndēng huài le. The lights in this room are out of order. ■ 你会装电灯 吗？
Nǐ huì zhuāng diàndēng ma? Do you know how to install an electric light? 开电灯 kāi diàndēng turn
on the light / 关电灯 guān diàndēng turn off the light
diànhuà 电话 [modif: 电 electricity + 话 speech] N telephone, telephone call (个 gè) ■ “我可以用 一
下你的电话吗？”“当然可以。”“Wǒ kěyǐ yòng yíxia nǐ de diànhuà ma?” “Dāngrán kěyǐ.”
“May I use your telephone?” “Sure.” 打电话 dǎ diànhuà use the telephone, be on the phone / 给 ... 打
电话 gěi ... dǎ diànhuà call ... on the telephone, ring ... / 听电话 tīng diànhuà answer a telephone call
diànnǎo 电脑 [modif: 电 electricity + 脑 brain] N computer (台 tái) ■ 我会用电脑写汉字。Wǒ huì