踮 (diǎn) — to stand on tiptoe; to tiptoe
Definition
verb
to stand on tiptoeto tiptoe
Easily confused
- 惦diànlook-aliketo be concerned about; to worry about; to keep thinking about (with affection or anxiety)
- 点diǎnsound-alike(noun) dot, point, drop; o'clock
- 掂diānlook-aliketo weigh (in the hand), to heft
- 点diǎnsound-aliketo tap or touch briefly
- 踱duólook-aliketo pace (slowly, deliberately)
- 典diǎnsound-alike(noun) canon, classic, standard
Examples
- 踮。Tā diǎn zhe jiǎo cái néng kàn dào chuāng wài.He had to stand on tiptoe to see out the window.
- 踮。Hái zi men qiāo qiāo de diǎn zhe jiǎo jiān zǒu lù.The children quietly tiptoed along.
- ，踮。Tā gè zi bú gòu gāo, zhǐ hǎo diǎn qǐ jiǎo gòu shū jià shàng de shū.Not tall enough, she had to stand on tiptoe to reach the books on the shelf.
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