指点 meaning in English

zhǐdiǎn

to point out; to indicate

HSK 7-9verbTraditional 指點18 strokes

Meaning of 指点

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

zhǐdiǎn
  1. to point out
  2. to indicate
  3. to give directions
  4. to show how (to do sth)
  5. to censure
  6. to pick at

指点 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

请qǐng你nǐ给gěi我wǒ指zhǐ点diǎn一yī下xià。
Can you show me the way please?
用yòng手shǒu指zhǐ点diǎn别bié人rén不bù礼lǐ貌mào。
It's bad manners to point at people.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

指 zhǐ · finger · 9 strokes

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点 diǎn · to touch briefly · 9 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 指点.

地点dìdiǎnplace; site
一点儿yīdiǎnrerhua variant of 一點|一点[yi1 dian3]
一点点yī diǎndiǎna little bit
重点zhòngdiǎnto recount (e.g. results of election); to re-evaluate
观点guāndiǎnpoint of view; viewpoint
有点儿yǒudiǎnrslightly; a little
快点儿kuài diǎnrerhua variant of 快點|快点[kuai4 dian3]
点头diǎntóuto nod
特点tèdiǎncharacteristic; trait; feature
有一点儿yǒuyīdiǎnra bit; a little
手指shǒuzhǐfinger
指导zhǐdǎoto guide; to direct; to instruct; coach; trainer

Questions about 指点

What does 指点 mean?

指点 (zhǐdiǎn) means "to point out; to indicate" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 指点?

指点 is made of 2 characters: 指 (9 strokes), 点 (9 strokes). That is 18 strokes in total.

Is 指点 an HSK word?

Yes. 指点 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 指点 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 指点 is written 指點.