点水

Traditional: 點水

diǎn shuǐ

Dictionary entry

to skim

What does 点水 mean?

点水 (diǎn shuǐ) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to skim

2lightly touching the water (as the dragonfly in the idiom 蜻蜓點水|蜻蜓点水)

3skin-deep

Character breakdown

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点diǎnto touch briefly; to tap · to mark with a dot; to check off (on a list)水Shuǐsurname Shui · Shui ethnic group

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How to pronounce 点水

点水

diǎn shuǐ

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