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點
水
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Jyutping
dim2 seoi2
Pinyin
diǎn shuǐ
Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
to skim
lightly touching the water (as the dragonfly in the idiom 蜻蜓點水|蜻蜓点水)
skin-deep
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
Mandarin
烧一点水。
燒一點水。
shāo yī diǎn shuǐ 。
Boil some water.
Mandarin
茶壶里再冲点水在里面。
茶壺裏再衝點水在裏面。
chá hú lǐ zài chōng diǎn shuǐ zài lǐ miàn 。
Swill the teapot out with water.
Mandarin
还剩一点水。
還剩一點水。
hái shèng yī diǎn shuǐ 。
There is a little water left.
There's some water left.
Mandarin
你应该多吃点水果。
你應該多吃點水果。
nǐ yīng gāi duō chī diǎn shuǐ guǒ 。
You should eat more fruit.
Mandarin
请你随便吃点水果。
請你隨便吃點水果。
qǐng nǐ suí biàn chī diǎn shuǐ guǒ 。
Please help yourself to some fruit.