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"the starting point" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation
肇端 zhào duān the starting point syn
Chinese Pinyin Translation
基点 基點 jī diǎn base / centre / basis / point of departure / starting point / (finance) basis point syn
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
始点 始點 shǐ diǎn starting point / initial point
先发 先發 xiān fā to take preemptive action / (sports) to be in the starting lineup / (of a baseball pitcher) to be the starting pitcher
起拍价 起拍價 qǐ pāi jià starting bid / starting price (at an auction)
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
起点 起點 qǐ diǎn starting point
入手 rù shǒu to begin (with ...) (typically used in a structure such as 從|从[cong2] + {noun} + 入手[ru4 shou3]: "to begin with {noun} / to take {noun} as one's starting point") / to receive / to obtain / to buy syn
初始 chū shǐ initial / starting (point) syn
出发点 出發點 chū fā diǎn starting point / (fig.) basis / motive syn
原点 原點 yuán diǎn starting point / square one / (coordinate geometry) origin
绿林 綠林 lù lín place in Hubei, the starting point for a major rebellion at the end of Western Han / also pr. [Lu:4 lin2] syn
抓手 zhuā shǒu starting point / mechanical hand / gripper syn
金田村 jīn tián cūn Jintian village in Guiping county 桂平[Gui4 ping2], Gveigangj or Guigang prefecture 貴港|贵港[Gui4 gang3], Guangxi, starting point of the Taiping Tianguo 太平天國|太平天国[Tai4 ping2 Tian1 guo2] rebellion in 1851
原子能机构保障监督的起点 原子能機構保障監督的起點 starting point of IAEA safeguards
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
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)
起价 起價 qǐ jià initial price (e.g. for the first kilometer) / prices starting from
起跑线 起跑線 qǐ pǎo xiàn the starting line (of a race) / scratch line (in a relay race)
起 qǐ to rise / to raise / to get up / to set out / to start / to appear / to launch / to initiate (action) / to draft / to establish / to get (from a depot or counter) / verb suffix, to start / starting from (a time, place, price etc) / classifier for occurrences or unpredictable events: case, instance / classifier for groups: batch, group syn
大运河 大運河 dà yùn hé the Grand Canal, 1800 km from Beijing to Hangzhou, built starting from 486 BC
标底 標底 biāo dǐ base number (of a tender) / starting price (for auction) syn
王建民 wáng jiàn mín Chien-Ming Wang (1980-), Taiwanese starting pitcher for the Washington Nationals in Major League Baseball
京杭大运河 京杭大運河 jīng háng dà yùn hé the Grand Canal, 1800 km from Beijing to Hangzhou, built starting from 486 BC
雅乐 雅樂 yǎ yuè formal ceremonial music of each succeeding Chinese dynasty starting with the Zhou / Korean a'ak / Japanese gagaku
发令枪 發令槍 fā lìng qiāng starting pistol
横折 橫折 héng zhé (horizontal-starting right angle character stroke)
竖折 豎折 shù zhé (downwards-starting right angle character stroke)
京杭运河 京杭運河 jīng háng yùn hé the Grand Canal, 1800 km from Beijing to Hangzhou, built starting from 486 BC
光明节 光明節 guāng míng jié Hanukkah (Chanukah), 8 day Jewish holiday starting on the 25th day of Kislev (can occur from late Nov up to late Dec on Gregorian calendar) / also called 哈努卡節|哈努卡节 and simply 哈努卡
哈努卡 hā nǔ kǎ Hanukkah (Chanukah), 8 day Jewish holiday starting on the 25th day of Kislev (can occur from late Nov up to late Dec on Gregorian calendar) / also called 光明節|光明节 and 哈努卡節|哈努卡节
哈努卡节 哈努卡節 hā nǔ kǎ jié Hanukkah (Chanukah), 8 day Jewish holiday starting on the 25th day of Kislev (can occur from late Nov up to late Dec on the Gregorian calendar)
太极图说 太極圖說 tài jí tú shuō philosophical book by Song dynasty scholar Zhou Dunyi 周敦頤|周敦颐[Zhou1 Dun1 yi2], starting from an interpretation of the Book of Changes
从今天起 從今天起 cóng jīn tiān qǐ starting from today
时断时续 時斷時續 shí duàn shí xù stopping and starting / intermittent / sporadic / on and off syn
起点线 起點線 qǐ diǎn xiàn starting line
长揖 長揖 cháng yī to bow deeply, starting upright with arms straight out in front, one hand cupped in the other, then moving the hands down to one's knees as one bows, keeping the arms straight (a form of greeting)
不管白猫黑猫，捉住老鼠就是好猫 不管白貓黑貓，捉住老鼠就是好貓 bù guǎn bái māo hēi māo , zhuō zhù lǎo shǔ jiù shì hǎo māo it doesn't matter whether a cat is white or black / as long as it catches mice it's a good cat (variant of a Sichuanese saying used in a speech by Deng Xiaoping 鄧小平|邓小平[Deng4 Xiao3 ping2] in 1962, usually associated with his economic reforms starting in 1978, in which pragmatism was favored over ideological purity)
天问 天問 tiān wèn Tianwen, or Questions to Heaven, a long poem by Chu Yuan 屈原[Qu1 Yuan2] / Tianwen, a series of interplanetary missions developed by the China National Space Administration starting in 2016, named after the poem
早早班 zǎo zǎo bān preschool group for kids aged three or less / (Tw) work shift starting around daybreak
先发投手 先發投手 xiān fā tóu shǒu (baseball) starting pitcher
起步价 起步價 qǐ bù jià starting price / base fare (for a taxi trip, construction project etc)
起薪 qǐ xīn starting salary
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
关键 關鍵 guān jiàn crucial point / crux / CL:個|个[ge4] / key / crucial / pivotal syn
指出 zhǐ chū to indicate / to point out
The four tones The four tones of Mandarin Pitch over time: tone 1 high and level (red), tone 2 rising (orange), tone 3 falling then rising (green), tone 4 falling (blue). tone 1 tone 2 tone 3 tone 4 Time Pitch

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