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点水 meaning in English

diǎnshuǐ

to skim; lightly touching the water (as the dragonfly in the idiom 蜻蜓點水|蜻蜓点水)

Traditional 點水13 strokes

Meaning of 点水

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

diǎnshuǐ
  1. to skim
  2. lightly touching the water (as the dragonfly in the idiom 蜻蜓點水|蜻蜓点水)
  3. skin-deep

点水 in example sentences

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

我wǒ们men喝hē了le一yì点diǎn水shuǐ。
We drank a little.
去qù拿ná点diǎn水shuǐ来lái。
Go get some water.
给gěi我wǒ搞gǎo点diǎn水shuǐ！
Give me some water!
能néng给gěi我wǒ带dài一yì点diǎn水shuǐ来lái吗ma？
Could you bring me some water?
你nǐ应yīng该gāi多duō吃chī点diǎn水shuǐ果guǒ。
You should eat more fruit.

Stroke order for each character

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

点 diǎn · to touch briefly · 9 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9

水 shuǐ · water · 4 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4

Related words

Words that share a character with 点水.

地点dìdiǎnplace; site
水果shuǐguǒfruit
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
水平shuǐpínghorizontal; level; a standard; a level (of ability, development etc)
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
药水yàoshuǐmedicine in liquid form; bottled medicine

Questions about 点水

What does 点水 mean?

点水 (diǎnshuǐ) means "to skim; lightly touching the water (as the dragonfly in the idiom 蜻蜓點水|蜻蜓点水)".

How do you write 点水?

点水 is made of 2 characters: 点 (9 strokes), 水 (4 strokes). That is 13 strokes in total.

How is 点水 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 点水 is written 點水.