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 镜头 鏡頭 jìng tóu camera lens / camera shot (in a movie etc) / scene 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) 中弹 中彈 zhòng dàn to get hit by a bullet / to get shot syn 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 好球 hǎo qiú (ball sports) good shot! / nice hit! / well played! 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 大亨 dà hēng big shot / top gun / superstar / VIP 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 巨头 巨頭 jù tóu tycoon / magnate / big player (including company, country, school etc) / big shot syn 罚球 罰球 fá qiú penalty shot / penalty kick (in sports) 拉倒 lā dǎo to pull down / (coll.) to let it go / to drop it 大腕 dà wàn (coll.) big shot / big name / bigwig / heavyweight syn 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 火枪 火槍 huǒ qiāng firearms (in historical context) / flintlock (old powder and shot firearm) 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 火锅 火鍋 huǒ guō hotpot / (basketball) a blocked shot / a block 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 远景 遠景 yuǎn jǐng scenery in the distance / long-term prospects / (photography) long shot 百发百中 百發百中 bǎi fā bǎi zhòng lit. one hundred shots, one hundred hits / to carry out a task with great precision / to shoot with unfailing accuracy / be a crack shot (idiom) syn 显贵 顯貴 xiǎn guì dignitary / distinguished person / royalty / nobleman / big shot 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 冷枪 冷槍 lěng qiāng sniper's shot 铅球 鉛球 qiān qiú shot put (athletics event) 广角镜头 廣角鏡頭 guǎng jiǎo jìng tóu wide angle camera shot syn 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 美人蕉 měi rén jiāo canna or Indian shot (genus Canna) 豪富 háo fù rich and powerful / rich and influential person / big shot 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) 大鳄 大鱷 dà è lit. big crocodile / fig. major figure / big shot / top boss (esp. criminal) 劲射 勁射 jìng shè power shot (e.g. in soccer) 注射剂 注射劑 zhù shè jì injection / shot 摔坏 摔壞 shuāi huài to drop and break 褪下 tùn xià to take off (trousers) / to drop one's pants 封盖 封蓋 fēng gài cap / seal / cover / to cover / blocked shot (basketball) 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 第一炮 dì yī pào (fig.) opening shot 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 弹 彈 dàn crossball / bullet / shot / shell / ball 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 滴 dī a drop / to drip 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 铁砂 鐵砂 tiě shā shot (in shotgun) / pellets 空心球 kōng xīn qiú hollow ball / (basketball) swish shot 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 强心针 強心針 qiáng xīn zhēn heart-strengthening shot / fig. a shot in the arm 无的放矢 無的放矢 wú dì fàng shǐ to shoot without aim (idiom) / fig. to speak without thinking / firing blindly / to shoot in the air / a shot in the dark 一锤子买卖 一錘子買賣 yī chuí zi mǎi mài a one-off, short-sighted deal / a one-shot, all-out attempt 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 俯瞰摄影 俯瞰攝影 fǔ kàn shè yǐng crane shot / boom shot (photography) 散弹 散彈 sǎn dàn shot (for a shotgun) / canister shot 爆炸点间隔 爆炸點間隔 shot spacing / shooting interval / shot interval 共源收集 gòng yuán shōu jí shot gather / common source gather / common shot gather / shotpoint gather 渧 dì to drop, as liquids / a drop 