经穴 經穴 jīng xué acupuncture point (any point on any meridian) / category of 12 specific acupuncture points near the wrist or ankle, each lying on a different meridian (one of five categories collectively termed 五輸穴|五输穴) 拐点 拐點 guǎi diǎn turning point / breaking point / inflexion point (math., a point of a curve at which the curvature changes sign) 点对点链路 diǎn duì diǎn liàn lù point-to-point link / point-to-point connection 阿是穴 ā shì xué (TCM) ashi point: a tender spot that is not a standard acupuncture point 命门 命門 mìng mén (TCM) the right kidney / (TCM) acupuncture point GV-4, midway between the kidneys / the region between the kidneys / the eyes / (fortune-telling) the temples / (fig.) most critical or vulnerable point 针灸 針灸 zhēn jiǔ acupuncture and moxibustion / to give or have acupuncture and moxibustion 基点 基點 jī diǎn base / centre / basis / point of departure / starting point / (finance) basis point syn 闪光点 閃光點 shǎn guāng diǎn lit. flash point / crucial point / essential point 银点 銀點 yín diǎn the silver point / the melting point of silver 962°C used as a calibration point in some temperature scales 大陆坡脚点 foot of the slope point / foot of slope point / FOS point 百分之一定点 百分之一定點 one per cent sediment thickness point / sediment thickness formula point / Gardiner formula point 人中 rén zhōng philtrum / infranasal depression / the "human center" acupuncture point 穴道 xué dào acupuncture point / acupoint syn 穴位 xué wèi acupuncture point / location of a grave syn 天井 tiān jǐng courtyard / atrium / opening in a roof / skylight / caisson ceiling / (TCM) acupuncture point TB10 syn 死穴 sǐ xué lethal point (acupuncture) / vulnerable spot / Achilles' heel 穴 xué cave / cavity / hole / acupuncture point / Taiwan pr. [xue4] syn 腧 shù insertion point in acupuncture / acupoint syn 穴脉 穴脈 xué mài node (center of energy) / acupuncture point / Chakra 腧穴 shù xué acupuncture point 腹哀 fù āi Abdominal Lament / acupuncture point SP 16 俞穴 shù xué acupuncture point 四渎 四瀆 sì dú (archaic) the four rivers (Yangtze 長江|长江[Chang2 Jiang1], Yellow 黃河|黄河[Huang2 He2], Huai 淮河[Huai2 He2], Ji 濟水|济水[Ji3 Shui3]) / (TCM) acupuncture point SJ-9 印堂 yìn táng the part of the forehead between the eyebrows / yintang, acupuncture point at the midpoint between the medial ends of the eyebrows syn 印堂穴 yìn táng xué yintang, acupuncture point at the midpoint between the medial ends of the eyebrows 膻中 dàn zhōng (TCM) acupuncture point CV-17, located in the middle of the chest 重点 重點 zhòng diǎn important point / main point / focus / key (project etc) / to focus on / to put the emphasis on syn 点评 點評 diǎn píng to comment / a point by point commentary 定点 定點 dìng diǎn to determine a location / designated / appointed / specific / fixed (time) / fixed point (geometry) / fixed-point (number) syn 点子 點子 diǎn zi spot / point / dot / speck / drop (of liquid) / droplet / point (of argument) / idea / crux / indication / pointer syn 转折点 轉折點 zhuǎn zhé diǎn turning point / breaking point syn 症结 癥結 zhēng jié hard lump in the abdomen (in Chinese medicine) / crux of an issue / main point in an argument / sticking point / deadlock in negotiations syn 小数 小數 xiǎo shù small figure / small amount / the part of a number to the right of the decimal point (or radix point) / fractional part of a number / number between 0 and 1 / decimal fraction 评点 評點 píng diǎn to comment / a point by point commentary syn 到 dào to reach / to arrive / to leave for / to go to / to (a place) / until (a time) / up to (a point) / (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point) / considerate / thoughtful / thorough syn 最低点 最低點 zuì dī diǎn lowest point / minimum (point) 临界点 臨界點 lín jiè diǎn critical point / boundary point 交点 交點 jiāo diǎn meeting point / point of intersection 画龙点睛 畫龍點睛 huà lóng diǎn jīng to paint a dragon and dot in the eyes (idiom) / fig. to add the vital finishing touch / the crucial point that brings the subject to life / a few words to clinch the point syn 基本点 基本點 jī běn diǎn key point / crux / (finance) basis point, abbr. to 基點|基点[ji1dian3] syn 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 燃点 燃點 rán diǎn to ignite / to set fire to / to light / (chemistry) ignition point / combustion point syn 条分缕析 條分縷析 tiáo fēn lǚ xī to analyze thoroughly, point by point (idiom) syn 着火点 著火點 zháo huǒ diǎn ignition point (temperature) / combustion point syn 铓 鋩 máng sharp point / point of sword 点睛之笔 點睛之筆 diǎn jīng zhī bǐ the brush stroke that dots in the eyes (idiom) / fig. to add the vital finishing touch / the crucial point that brings the subject to life / a few words to clinch the point 分至点 分至點 fēn zhì diǎn common word for equinox and solstice / point of difference / point of divergence 固定点 固定點 gù dìng diǎn fixed point / calibration point 始点 始點 shǐ diǎn starting point / initial point 指指点点 指指點點 zhǐ zhǐ diǎn diǎn to gesticulate / to point out / to point the finger of blame syn 无穷远点 無窮遠點 wú qióng yuǎn diǎn point at infinity (math.) / infinitely distant point 聚点 聚點 jù diǎn meeting point / accumulation point (math.) 锥尖 錐尖 zhuī jiān point of an awl / sharp point 鞍点 鞍點 ān diǎn saddle point (math.), a critical point of a function of several variables that is neither a maximum nor a minimum 测量点 測量點 cè liáng diǎn measured point / point of measurement 负伤地点 point of injury / point of wounding 三交点 sān jiāo diǎn triple junction / tri-junction point / triple meeting point Hedberg 公式点 Hedberg 公式點 Hedberg gōng shì diǎn 60 M formula point / Hedberg formula point 一点对多点链路 一點對多點鏈路 yī diǎn duì duō diǎn liàn lù point-to-multipoint link / point-to-multipoint connection 痛点 痛點 tòng diǎn pain point / sore point 共深点 共深點 gòng shēn diǎn common depth point / common reflection point 共反射点 共反射點 gòng fǎn shè diǎn common depth point / common reflection point 集结地点 集結地點 assembly point / point of assembly 基线转折点 基線轉折點 baseline turning point / turning point / basepoint 曲线交汇点 曲線交匯點 curve crossing point / crossing point 卫生器材供应点 衛生器材供應點 medical provisioning point / medical provision point 车辆报告点 車輛報告點 vehicle reporting point / vehicle report point 点源 點源 point source / point emission source 截止到 jié zhǐ dào (before an expression indicating a point of time) up to (that point) / as of (that time) 截止至 jié zhǐ zhì (before an expression indicating a point of time) up to (that point) / as of (that time) 针刺 針刺 zhēn cì to prick with a needle / to treat by acupuncture syn 指法 zhǐ fǎ (music) fingering / (TCM) manipulation of acupuncture needles / (keyboard) typing technique / (dance) hand movements / (painting) finger method 银针 銀針 yín zhēn silver needle (fine needle used in acupuncture) 金针 金針 jīn zhēn needle used in embroidery or sewing / acupuncture needle / orange day-lily (Hemerocallis fulva) syn 针砭 針砭 zhēn biān to critique / to voice concerns about / ancient form of acupuncture using sharp stones as needles syn 扎针 扎針 zhā zhēn to give or have an acupuncture treatment syn 砭 biān ancient stone acupuncture needle / to criticize / to pierce 八会穴 八會穴 bā huì xué the eight influential points (acupuncture) 鼻针疗法 鼻針療法 bí zhēn liáo fǎ nose-acupuncture therapy 补法 補法 bǔ fǎ treatment involving the use of tonics to restore the patient's health / reinforcing method (in acupuncture) 补泻 補瀉 bǔ xiè reinforcing and reducing methods (in acupuncture) 攻砭 gōng biān to perform acupuncture 晕针 暈針 yùn zhēn to faint during acupuncture or injection 留针 留針 liú zhēn to leave an inserted needle in place for a period of time (acupuncture) 砭灸术 砭灸術 biān jiǔ shù acupuncture and moxibustion (Chinese medicine) 砭石 biān shí stone needle used in acupuncture 耳针 耳針 ěr zhēn auriculotherapy (ear acupuncture) syn 针刺麻醉 針刺麻醉 zhēn cì má zuì acupuncture anesthesia 八冲 八沖 bā chōng eight surges (a group of eight acupoints in Chinese acupuncture, namely PC-9, TB-1, HT-9 and LV-3, bilaterally) 八风穴 八風穴 bā fēng xué "eight wind points", name of a set of acupuncture points (EX-LE-10), four on each foot 毫针 毫針 háo zhēn acupuncture needle 针麻 針麻 zhēn má acupuncture anesthesia 针具 針具 zhēn jù acupuncture needle / hypodermic needle 时间 時間 shí jiān (concept of) time / (duration of) time / (point in) time syn 一点 一點 yī diǎn a bit / a little bit / (used in negative expressions) (not) the least bit / (after an adjective, used to form the comparative) a bit more, -er / a point (in a discussion etc) / (calligraphy) dot stroke (、) / one o'clock (abbr. for 一點鍾|一点钟[yi1 dian3zhong1]) syn 来说 來說 lái shuō to have one's say / to interpret a topic (from a certain point of view) / now we come to talk about it, ... syn 提示 tí shì to point out / to remind (sb of sth) / to suggest / suggestion / tip / reminder / notice syn 观点 觀點 guān diǎn point of view / viewpoint / standpoint / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 心中 xīn zhōng central point / in one's thoughts / in one's heart syn 