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闪光点 (shǎn guāng diǎn) — highlight, strong point, standout feature; crucial point, essential point

Definition

A metaphor: literally 'a point that flashes', used for a standout quality or the strongest feature of a person, plan, or speech. Use it when pointing to what makes something shine, not just any detail.

noun
highlightstrong pointstandout featurecrucial pointessential point
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 闪光点。
    Zhè ge fāng àn de shǎn guāng diǎn zài yú tā de huán bǎo shè jì.
    The highlight of this plan is its eco-friendly design.
  • 闪光点，。
    Měi gè yuán gōng dōu yǒu zì jǐ de shǎn guāng diǎn, yào shàn yú fā xiàn.
    Every employee has their own strong points; one should be good at discovering them.
  • 闪光点。
    Tā yǎn jiǎng de shǎn guāng diǎn shì zuì hòu nà ge gǎn rén de gù shi.
    The highlight of his speech was the touching story at the end.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

闪光flash of light
闪shǎnflash光guānglight
偏正Modifier + head
点diǎnpoint

闪光 gives a flash of light, and 点 marks a point, so it means a standout point.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 閃; 闪 is its simplified writing.

In the traditional 閃, 人 (person) appears inside 門 (gate), showing a person running through a gate. The simplified 闪 is a later shorthand.

Open 闪 →

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

  • 火火huǒfire
  • 卩卩jiékneeling person

The shape 光 places 火 (fire) above 卩 (a kneeling person), showing fire over the head and the shining of light.

Open 光 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 點; 点 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
黑黑hēiblack
Sound part声符shēngfú
占
占zhàn點diǎn(r)
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 點 pairs 黑 (black) with 占 for its sound; the simplified 点 is a later abbreviation.

Open 点 →
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