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Simplfied Chinese
点水
Traditional Chinese
點水
Mandarin pinyin pronunciation
diǎn shuǐ
Cantonese jyutpin pronunciation
dim2 seui2
Short definition to skim
Usage frequency Somewhat infrequent
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All available English definitions skin deepMDBG iconCantofish icon / to skimMDBG iconCantofish icon / lightly touching the water (as the dragonfly in the idiom 蜻蜓點水|蜻蜓点水)MDBG icon/
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Copyleft icon Cantofish icon Cantofish: to skim; lightly touching the water (as the dragonfly in the 成语 saw 蜻蜓點水|蜻蜓点水); skin deep
Copyleft icon MDBG icon MDBG: to skim; lightly touching the water (as the dragonfly in the idiom 蜻蜓點水|蜻蜓点水); skin deep
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Sentence examples
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去拿( qù ná)
点水(diǎn shuǐ) to skim
(lái) next

Go get some water.

茶壶(chá hú) teapot
(lǐ) village
(zài) re-
(chōng) pungent
点水(diǎn shuǐ) to skim
在里面( zài lǐ miàn)

Swill the teapot out with water.

给我( gěi)
点水(diǎn shuǐ) to skim
(ba) dumb
行行好(xíngxínghǎo)

Give me some water, be so kind.

给我( gěi)
(gǎo) to do
点水(diǎn shuǐ) to skim

Give me some water!

汤姆(tāng mǔ) Tom (name)
(zài) (located) at
(hēhē hè) to drink
点水(diǎn shuǐ) to skim

Tom is drinking some water.

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