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 多层面行动 多層面行動 multidimensional operation / complex mission / second-generation operation / multidisciplinary operation 复合特派团 複合特派團 multidimensional operation / complex mission / second-generation operation / multidisciplinary operation 综合任务 綜合任務 zōng hé rèn wù multidimensional operation / complex mission / second-generation operation / multidisciplinary operation 第二代行动 第二代行動 multidimensional operation / complex mission / second-generation operation / multidisciplinary operation 传统维和行动 傳統維和行動 classic peacekeeping operation / traditional peacekeeping operation / first-generation operation 开刀 開刀 kāi dāo (of a surgeon) to perform an operation / (of a patient) to have an operation / to decapitate / to behead / to single out as a point of attack syn 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 浮点 浮點 fú diǎn (computing) floating point 浮点数 浮點數 fú diǎn shù (computing) floating-point number / float 每秒浮点运算次数，浮点运算率 每秒浮點運算次數，浮點運算率 flops / Floating Point Operations Per Second 浮点型 浮點型 fú diǎn xíng (computing) floating-point / float 运营 運營 yùn yíng to be in operation / to do business / (of train, bus etc) to be in service / operation / service syn 第六章半行动 第六章半行動 chapter VI 1 / 2 operation / hybrid operation 溷合行动 混合行動 chapter VI 1 / 2 operation / hybrid operation 和平支援行动 和平支援行動 peace operation / peace support operation 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 阿是穴 ā shì xué (TCM) ashi point: a tender spot that is not a standard acupuncture point 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) 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 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) 浮云 浮雲 fú yún floating clouds / fleeting / transient 眩晕 眩暈 xuàn yùn vertigo / dizziness / fainting / feeling of swaying, head spinning, lack of balance or floating (e.g. from a stroke) / Taiwan pr. [xuan4 yun1] syn 流动人口 流動人口 liú dòng rén kǒu transient population / floating population 游资 遊資 yóu zī floating capital / idle fund / hot money 沉浮 chén fú lit. sinking and floating / to bob up and down on water / ebb and flow / fig. rise and fall / ups and downs of fortune / vicissitudes syn 飘摇 飄搖 piāo yáo floating in the wind / swaying / tottering / unstable syn 浮动汇率 floating exchange rate / flexible exchange rate 抑扬 抑揚 yì yáng modulation (rising and falling pitch) / intonation / a cadence / to rise and fall (of a body floating in water) syn 滥觞 濫觴 làn shāng lit. floating wine goblets on a stream / the origin (of some phenomenon) syn 浮 fú to float / superficial / floating / unstable / movable / provisional / temporary / transient / impetuous / hollow / inflated / to exceed / superfluous / excessive / surplus syn 荇 xìng yellow floating heart (Nymphoides peltatum) 飖 颻 yáo floating in the air 颻 yáo floating in the air 浮云朝露 浮雲朝露 fú yún zhāo lù floating clouds, morning dew (idiom) / fig. ephemeral nature of human existence 琴剑飘零 琴劍飄零 qín jiàn piāo líng floating between zither and sword (idiom) / fig. wandering aimlessly with no tenured position 渢 féng buoyant / floating 自由漂移的状态 自由漂移的狀態 zì yóu piāo yí de zhuàng tài free-floating state 沈复 沈復 shěn fù Shen Fu (1763-c. 1810), Qing dynasty writer, author of Six Records of a Floating Life 浮生六記|浮生六记[Fu2 Sheng1 Liu4 Ji4] 浮动地狱 浮動地獄 fú dòng dì yù floating hell / slave ships 浮生六记 浮生六記 fú shēng liù jì Six Records of a Floating Life, autobiographical novel and description of Qing dynasty life by 沈復|沈复[Shen3 Fu4], published 1808 漂雷 piāo léi floating mine 无党派投票人 無黨派投票人 wú dǎng pài tóu piào rén floating voter / non-partisan voter 荇菜 xìng cài yellow floating heart (Nymphoides peltatum) 虚飘飘 虛飄飄 xū piāo piāo light and airy / floating syn 云霭 雲靄 yún ǎi floating clouds 青荇 qīng xìng waterlily / floating heart (Nymphoides peltatum) 飐飐 颭颭 zhǎn zhǎn seems as if floating 飘尘 飄塵 piāo chén floating dust / atmospheric particles 浮动利率票据 浮動利率票據 fú dòng lì lǜ piào jù floating-rate note 浮式生产、储存、卸载设施 浮式生產、儲存、卸載設施 floating production, storage and offloading facility 浮桥飘浮部 fú qiáo piāo fú bù interior section / centre section / floating section / river pontoon unit 