点 點 diǎn point / dot / drop / speck / o'clock / point (in space or time) / to draw a dot / to check on a list / to choose / to order (food in a restaurant) / to touch briefly / to hint / to light / to ignite / to pour a liquid drop by drop / (old) one fifth of a two-hour watch 更[geng1] / dot stroke in Chinese characters / classifier for items syn 点子 點子 diǎn zi spot / point / dot / speck / drop (of liquid) / droplet / point (of argument) / idea / crux / indication / pointer syn 下降 xià jiàng to decline / to drop / to fall / to go down / to decrease syn 上门 上門 shàng mén to drop in / to visit / to lock a door / (of a shop) to close / to go and live with one's wife's family, in effect becoming a member of her family syn 下落 xià luò whereabouts / to drop / to fall syn 扔下 rēng xià to throw down / to drop (bomb) 坠入 墜入 zhuì rù to drop into / to fall into syn 失落 shī luò to lose (sth) / to drop (sth) / to feel a sense of loss / frustrated / disappointment / loss 坠落 墜落 zhuì luò to fall / to drop syn 罢休 罷休 bà xiū to give up / to abandon (a goal etc) / to let sth go / forget it / let the matter drop syn 从天而降 從天而降 cóng tiān ér jiàng (idiom) to fall from the sky / (idiom) (fig.) to appear unexpectedly / to drop into one's lap syn 卧倒 臥倒 wò dǎo to lie down / to drop to the ground syn 抛锚 拋錨 pāo máo to drop anchor / (fig.) (of a car etc) to break down syn 死心 sǐ xīn to give up / to admit failure / to drop the matter / to reconcile oneself to loss / to have no more illusions about 衰退 shuāi tuì to decline / to fall / to drop / to falter / a decline / recession (in economics) syn 脱落 脫落 tuō luò to drop off / to fall off / (of hair, teeth etc) to fall out / to omit (a character when writing) 辍学 輟學 chuò xué to drop out of school / to leave off studying / to interrupt one's studies 撤诉 撤訴 chè sù to drop a lawsuit 动不动 動不動 dòng bu dòng (typically followed by 就[jiu4]) apt to (lose one's temper, catch a cold etc) / at the drop of a hat syn 拉倒 lā dǎo to pull down / (coll.) to let it go / to drop it 接送 jiē sòng to pick up and drop off / to ferry back and forth syn 跌落 diē luò to fall / to drop syn 落下 luò xià to fall / to drop / to land (of projectile) syn 衰落 shuāi luò to fall / to drop / to decline / to deteriorate / to go downhill syn 掉队 掉隊 diào duì to fall behind / to drop out syn 下坠 下墜 xià zhuì (of objects) to fall / to drop / to droop / (medicine) to experience tenesmus 空降 kōng jiàng to drop from the sky / (fig.) to appear out of nowhere / (attributive) airborne 串门 串門 chuàn mén to call on sb / to drop in / to visit sb's home syn 一落千丈 yī luò qiān zhàng lit. to drop a thousand zhang in one fall (idiom) / fig. (of business, popularity etc) to suffer a sudden, devastating decline / to take a dive syn 水滴 shuǐ dī drop syn 拖拉 tuō lā to drag along / to haul / (fig.) to procrastinate / shilly-shallying / sluggish / (computing) drag and drop / (loanword) tola, unit of weight, approx. 11.664 grams syn 滴水 dī shuǐ water drop / dripping water 作罢 作罷 zuò bà to drop (subject etc) syn 掉价 掉價 diào jià drop in price / devalued / to have one's status lowered syn 落差 luò chā drop in elevation / (fig.) gap (in wages, expectations etc) / disparity 凋落 diāo luò to wither (and drop off) / to wilt / to pass away syn 肄业 肄業 yì yè to attend (a school) / to drop out (of college etc) 下挫 xià cuò (of sales, prices etc) to fall / to drop / decline / slump syn 含片 hán piàn lozenge / cough drop 猛跌 měng diē drop sharply (e.g. stock prices) syn 掉下 diào xià to drop down / to fall 跌幅 diē fú decline (in value) / extent of a drop 去死 qù sǐ go to hell! / drop dead! 降幅 jiàng fú degree of reduction (in prices, numbers etc) / decline / drop 降下 jiàng xià to fall / to drop syn 拖放 tuō fàng drag-and-drop (computing) 摔坏 摔壞 shuāi huài to drop and break 褪下 tùn xià to take off (trousers) / to drop one's pants 沧海一粟 滄海一粟 cāng hǎi yī sù a drop in the ocean (idiom) syn 倒卧 倒臥 dǎo wò to lie down / to drop dead 九牛一毛 jiǔ niú yī máo lit. one hair from nine oxen (idiom) / fig. a drop in the ocean syn 辍学率 輟學率 chuò xué lǜ drop-out rate (from schooling) 掉 diào to fall / to drop / to lag behind / to lose / to go missing / to reduce / fall (in prices) / to lose (value, weight etc) / to wag / to swing / to turn / to change / to exchange / to swap / to show off / to shed (hair) / (used after certain verbs to express completion, fulfillment, removal etc) syn 落 luò to fall or drop / (of the sun) to set / (of a tide) to go out / to lower / to decline or sink / to lag or fall behind / to fall onto / to rest with / to get or receive / to write down / whereabouts / settlement syn 摔 shuāi to throw down / to fall / to drop and break syn 降 jiàng to drop / to fall / to come down / to descend syn 沉 chén to submerge / to immerse / to sink / to keep down / to lower / to drop / deep / profound / heavy syn 跌 diē to fall / to tumble / to trip / (of prices etc) to drop / Taiwan pr. [die2] syn 坠 墜 zhuì to fall / to drop / to weigh down syn 萎 wěi to wither / to drop / to decline / spiritless / Taiwan pr. [wei1] syn 水泄不通 水洩不通 shuǐ xiè bù tōng lit. not one drop can trickle through (idiom) / fig. impenetrable (crowd, traffic) syn 涓滴归公 涓滴歸公 juān dī guī gōng every drop returns to the public good (idiom) / not one penny is misused syn 滴水不漏 dī shuǐ bù lòu lit. not one drop of water can leak out / watertight / rigorous (argument) syn 滴水不羼 dī shuǐ bù chàn not diluted by one drop / hundred percent 点水不漏 點水不漏 diǎn shuǐ bù lòu not one drop of water leaks (idiom) / fig. thoughtful and completely rigorous / watertight 吊球 diào qiú to perform a drop shot (tennis etc) / drop shot 沰 tuō to let drop 下锚 下錨 xià máo to drop anchor 不提也罢 不提也罷 bù tí yě bà best not to mention it / drop it / never mind / let's not talk about it 备抵 備抵 bèi dǐ an allowance / to allow for (a drop in value) (accountancy) 仆街 pū jiē drop dead! / go to hell! / fuck you! (Cantonese) 别提了 別提了 bié tí le say no more / don't bring it up / drop the subject 势降 勢降 shì jiàng potential drop (elec.) 墬 dí drop / fall 抛下锚 拋下錨 pāo xià máo to drop anchor 收存箱 shōu cún xiāng delivery box / drop box 沾唇 zhān chún to moisten one's lips / to sip (wine, tea etc) / esp. used with negatives: never touch a drop of the stuff 滴酒不沾 dī jiǔ bù zhān never to touch a drop of alcohol 碇泊 dìng bó to moor / to drop anchor 碎掉 suì diào to drop and smash / broken 脱皮掉肉 脫皮掉肉 tuō pí diào ròu lit. to shed skin, drop flesh / to work as hard as possible / to work one's butt off 落价 落價 lào jià (coll.) to fall or drop in price / to go down in price syn 跌水 diē shuǐ drop of height in waterway / staircase of waterfalls 陡跌 dǒu diē precipitous drop (in price) 搬起石头砸自己的脚 搬起石頭砸自己的腳 bān qǐ shí tou zá zì jǐ de jiǎo to crush one's own foot while trying to maneuver a rock (to a cliff edge, to drop on one's enemy) (idiom) / hoisted by one's own petard 悬滴结晶 懸滴結晶 xuán dī jié jīng hanging drop crystallization 座滴结晶 座滴結晶 zuò dī jié jīng sitting drop crystallization 空降点 空降點 drop-off point 直升机空投点 直升機空投點 helicopter drop point 救助中心 drop-in centre 空降区 空降區 drop zone / dropping zone 空投区 空投區 drop zone / dropping zone 退学生 退學生 school drop-out 自由空投 free drop 无伞空投 無傘空投 free drop 自由下落炸弹 自由下落炸彈 gravity drop bomb / gravity bomb / iron bomb / dumb bomb / free-fall bomb 普通炸弹 普通炸彈 gravity drop bomb / gravity bomb / iron bomb / dumb bomb / free-fall bomb 