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Radical 86 · 9 strokes

to mark with a dot; to check off (on a list)

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MEANING15 meanings

MEANING

  1. verb

    to mark with a dot; to check off (on a list)

    用笔在某处做记号或打上小圆点yòng bǐ zài mǒuchù zuò jìhào huò dǎ shang xiǎo yuányuǎn diǎn

    • Please take attendance.

    • The teacher asked me to mark the absent students on the list.

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    • He came back at 6 o'clock.

    • Hurry up, or you'll miss the bus.

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      I get up at 6 o'clock every day.

    • It's already past nine o'clock.

    • He gets up at eight o'clock every morning.

  2. noun

    point; dot; spot; speck

    细小的标记或位置xìxiǎo de biāojì huò wèizhì

    • Please mark this point on the map.

    • She has a few small freckles on her face.

  3. noun

    point in time or space

    时间中的一个具体时刻或位置中的一个具体地方shíjiān zhōng de yī ge jùtǐ shíkè huò wèizhì zhōng de yī ge jùtǐ dìfang

    • What time is it now?

    • The train departs from Beijing at eight thirty.

  4. measure word

    (after a number) o'clock

    表示时间的小时数biǎoshì shíjiān de xiǎoshíshù

    • What time is it now?

    • The meeting is scheduled to begin at three o'clock in the afternoon.

  5. measure word

    a small amount; a bit; (after a verb or adjective) a bit more

    少量的东西;极小的部分shǎoliàng de dōngxi; jíxiǎo de bùfen

    • Please give me some water.

    • Could you speak a little more slowly?

  6. measure word

    classifier for small amounts

    形容数量很小的单位xíngróng shùliàng hěn xiǎo de dānwèi

    • I just need a little time to finish this work.

  7. verb

    to touch briefly; to tap

    用手指或其他东西轻轻接触某物yòng shǒuzhǐ huò qítā dōngxi qīngqing jiēchù mǒu wù

    • Please tap here.

    • She gently tapped the screen once.

  8. verb

    to order (food etc); to select

    要求供应、提供或做某事yāoqiú gōngyìng、tígōng huò zuò mǒushì

    • Let's order some food.

    • What would you like to drink?

  9. verb

    to light (a fire, a lamp etc); to ignite

    用火使灯或火燃烧yòng huǒ shǐ dēng huò huǒ ránshāo

    • Please help me light the lamp.

    • She lit a candle and placed it on the table.

  10. verb

    to nod (one's head) in agreement; to beckon by moving (one's hand) up and down

    用头或手表示同意或招呼yòng tóu huò shǒu biǎoshì tóngyi huò zhāohu

    • He nodded to indicate his agreement.

    • The teacher nodded to let him know he could answer the question.

  11. 11verb

    to mention; to bring up (a topic or person)

    说起某个人或事情;提到shuōqǐ mǒugè rén huò shìqing; tīdào

    • You mentioned his name briefly.

    • He casually mentioned a few people's names at the meeting.

  12. 12verb

    to hint at; to imply

    用话语婉转地暗示或表达yòng huàyǔ wǎnzhuǎn de ànyìnshì huò biǎodá

    • He nodded once.

    • The teacher gave just a brief hint, and he immediately understood where the problem lay.

  13. 13verb

    to administer (eye medicine etc) in drops

    用液体一滴一滴地放入眼睛或耳朵等yòng yètǐ yī dī yī dī de fàng rù yǎnjing huò ěrduǒ děng

    • Please help me put in some eye drops.

    • The doctor told me to apply eye drops three times a day.

  14. 14noun

    (math.) decimal point

    数字中用来分开整数和小数的符号shùzì zhōng yònglái fēnkāi zhěngshù hé xiǎoshù de fúhào

    • This number has a decimal point.

    • 3.14 is an approximate value of pi.

  15. 15noun

    dot stroke in Chinese characters

    汉字里面的小黑点hànzì lǐmiàn de xiǎo hēi diǎn

    • This character has three dots.

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CHARACTER ANALYSIS

A small spark of fire flickers like a bright spot rising from the flames.

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