点子 (diǎn zi) — spot, dot, speck, droplet (of liquid); idea, suggestion, point (of an argument or plan)
Definition
点子 has two unrelated senses: a small mark or drop of liquid (like 斑点 'spot/stain'), or an idea/suggestion. The second sense is colloquial, like 主意 — not the abstract 指标 ('indicator') or 迹象 ('sign').
noun
spotdotspeckdroplet (of liquid)ideasuggestionpoint (of an argument or plan)
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 点子，。Bái chèn shān shàng yǒu gè mò diǎn zi, zěn me xǐ dōu xǐ bú diào.There's an ink spot on the white shirt, and no matter how I wash it it won't come out.
- ，点子。Zhè ge chǎn pǐn néng chéng gōng, quán kào tā chū de hǎo diǎn zi.This product's success is all thanks to the great ideas he came up with.
- 点子，。Nǐ shuō huà de diǎn zi hěn zhǔn, yí xià jiù zhǐ chū le wèn tí de guān jiàn.The point you made is spot‑on; you immediately identified the crux of the problem.
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