| 一点 | 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]) |   |
| 点点 | diǎn diǎn | point / speck | |
| 指引 | zhǐ yǐn | to guide / to show / to point (the way) / directions / guidance / guidelines | |
| 点子 | diǎn zi | spot / point / dot / speck / drop (of liquid) / droplet / point (of argument) / idea / crux / indication / pointer | |
| 论点 | lùn diǎn | argument / line of reasoning / thesis / point (of discussion) | |
| 剑尖 | jiàn jiān | point / sharp end | |
| 来说 | lái shuō | to have one's say / to interpret a topic (from a certain point of view) / now we come to talk about it, ... | |
| 重点 | zhòng diǎn | important point / main point / focus / key (project etc) / to focus on / to put the emphasis on | |
| 提示 | tí shì | to point out / to remind (sb of sth) / to suggest / suggestion / tip / reminder / notice | |
| 观点 | guān diǎn | point of view / viewpoint / standpoint / CL:個|个[ge4] | |
| 心中 | xīn zhōng | central point / in one's thoughts / in one's heart | |
| 关键 | guān jiàn | crucial point / crux / CL:個|个[ge4] / key / crucial / pivotal | |
| 指出 | zhǐ chū | to indicate / to point out | |
| 即将 | jí jiāng | about to / on the point of / soon | |
| 来看 | lái kàn | to come and see / to see a topic from a certain point of view | |
| 热点 | rè diǎn | hot spot / point of special interest | |
| 角度 | jiǎo dù | angle / point of view | |
| 得分 | dé fēn | to score a point (in a competition, test etc) / score / rating / grade | |
| 点评 | diǎn píng | to comment / a point by point commentary | |
| 焦点 | jiāo diǎn | (lit. and fig.) focal point / focus | |
| 起点 | qǐ diǎn | starting point | |
| 主流 | zhǔ liú | main stream (of a river) / fig. the essential point / main viewpoint of a matter / mainstream (culture etc) | |
| 优点 | yōu diǎn | merit / benefit / strong point / advantage / CL:個|个[ge4],項|项[xiang4] | |
| 试点 | shì diǎn | test point / to carry out trial / pilot scheme | |
| 缺点 | quē diǎn | weak point / fault / shortcoming / disadvantage / CL:個|个[ge4] | |
| 指示 | zhǐ shì | to point out / to indicate / to instruct / directives / instructions / CL:個|个[ge4] | |
| 指点 | zhǐ diǎn | to point out / to indicate / to give directions / to show how (to do sth) / to censure / to pick at | |
| 就此 | jiù cǐ | at this point / thus / from then on | |
| 要点 | yào diǎn | main point / essential | |
| 快要 | kuài yào | nearly at the point of (doing sth) / about to (do sth) | |
| 指向 | zhǐ xiàng | to point towards / aimed at / facing / the direction indicated | |
| 百分点 | bǎi fēn diǎn | percentage point | |
| 正要 | zhèng yào | to be just about to / to be on the point of | |
| 论证 | lùn zhèng | to prove a point / to expound on / to demonstrate or prove (through argument) / proof | |
| 弱点 | ruò diǎn | weak point / failing | |
| 加分 | jiā fēn | bonus point / extra credit / to award bonus points / to earn extra points | |
| 不行了 | bù xíng le | (coll.) on the point of death / dying | |
| 高位 | gāo wèi | high position / eminent status / top job / raised position / upper (limbs) / a high (i.e. local maximum) / high point on scale, high grade, temperature, latitude etc | |
| 定点 | dìng diǎn | to determine a location / designated / appointed / specific / fixed (time) / fixed point (geometry) / fixed-point (number) | |
| 关节 | guān jié | joint (physiology) / key point / critical phase | |
| 契机 | qì jī | opportunity / turning point / juncture | |
| 终点 | zhōng diǎn | the end / end point / finishing line (in a race) / destination / terminus / CL:個|个[ge4] | |
| 早晚 | zǎo wǎn | morning and evening / (in reference to sth that is bound to happen) sooner or later / one of these days / (coll.) (this, or that) point of time / (dialect) at some time in the future | |
| 极点 | jí diǎn | extreme point / pole / the origin (in polar coordinates) | |
| 人中 | rén zhōng | philtrum / infranasal depression / the "human center" acupuncture point | |
| 对准 | duì zhǔn | to aim at / to target / to point at / to be directed at / registration / alignment (mechanical engineering) | |
| 卖点 | mài diǎn | selling point | |
| 锋利 | fēng lì | sharp (e.g. knife blade) / incisive / to the point | |
| 要害 | yào hài | vital part / (fig.) key point / crucial | |
| 出发点 | chū fā diǎn | starting point / (fig.) basis / motive | |
| 指正 | zhǐ zhèng | to point out mistakes or weak points for correction / to comment / criticism | |
| 破绽 | pò zhàn | split seam / (fig.) flaw / weak point | |
| 辩解 | biàn jiě | to explain / to justify / to defend (a point of view etc) / to provide an explanation / to try to defend oneself | |
| 丹田 | dān tián | pubic region / point two inches below the navel where one's qi resides | |
| 穴道 | xué dào | acupuncture point / acupoint | |
| 突破口 | tū pò kǒu | breach / gap / breakthrough point | |
| 刀锋 | dāo fēng | cutting edge or point of a knife, sword or tool | |
| 露点 | lù diǎn | dew point / (coll.) (of a woman) to expose one of the three areas (nipples and genitals) | |
| 顶峰 | dǐng fēng | peak / summit / fig. high point / masterpiece | |
| 绝杀 | jué shā | to deal the fatal blow (sports, chess etc) / to score the winning point | |
| 车位 | chē wèi | parking spot / unloading point / garage place / stand for taxi | |
| 改观 | gǎi guān | change of appearance / to revise one's point of view | |
| 下载点 | | air point of disembarkation / airport of debarkation | |
| 高潮迭起 | gāo cháo dié qǐ | each new high point replaced by another / (of a movie etc) one climax after another | |
| 低谷 | dī gǔ | valley / trough (as opposed to peaks) / fig. low point / lowest ebb / nadir of one's fortunes | |
| 冰点 | bīng diǎn | freezing point | |
| 据点 | jù diǎn | stronghold / defended military base / base for operations / strategic point / foothold / (market) presence | |
| 锋芒 | fēng máng | tip (of pencil, spear etc) / sharp point / cutting edge / spearhead / vanguard | |
| 工分 | gōng fēn | work point (measure of work completed in a rural commune in the PRC during the planned economy era) | |
| 地雷 | dì léi | land mine (CL:顆|颗[ke1]) / (fig.) sore point / weak spot | |
| 主旋律 | zhǔ xuán lu:4 | (music) theme / principal melody / (fig.) central theme / main idea / (of a movie) created with the purpose of promoting Party values and point of view | |
| 开刀 | 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 | |
| 疑点 | yí diǎn | a doubtful point | |
| 挤满 | jǐ mǎn | crowded to bursting point / filled to overflowing / jam-packed | |
| 穴位 | xué wèi | acupuncture point / location of a grave | |
| 封顶 | fēng dǐng | to put a roof (on a building) / to cap the roof (finishing a building project) / fig. to put a ceiling (on spending, prize, ambition etc) / to top off / fig. to reach the highest point (of growth, profit, interest rates) / to stop growing (of plant bud or branch) | |
| 沸点 | fèi diǎn | boiling point | |
| 翘起 | qiào qǐ | to stick up / to point sth up | |
| 刀刃 | dāo rèn | knife blade / crucial point | |
| 呼之欲出 | hū zhī yù chū | lit. ready to appear at the call (idiom) / fig. on the verge of coming out into the open / (of a person's choice etc) on the point of being disclosed / (of an artistic depiction) vividly portrayed | |
| 转折点 | zhuǎn zhé diǎn | turning point / breaking point | |
| 基点 | jī diǎn | base / centre / basis / point of departure / starting point / (finance) basis point | |
| 本题 | běn tí | the subject under discussion / the point at issue | |
| 症结 | zhēng jié | hard lump in the abdomen (in Chinese medicine) / crux of an issue / main point in an argument / sticking point / deadlock in negotiations | |
| 原点 | yuán diǎn | starting point / square one / (coordinate geometry) origin | |
| 临行 | lín xíng | on leaving / on the point of departure | |
| 点出 | diǎn chū | to point out / to indicate | |
| 小数 | 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 | |
| 心病 | xīn bìng | anxiety / sore point / secret worry / mental disorder / heart disease (medicine) | |
| 评点 | píng diǎn | to comment / a point by point commentary | |
| 干脆 | gān cuì | candid / direct and to the point / simply / just / might as well | |
| 例证 | lì zhèng | example / case in point | |
| 最低点 | zuì dī diǎn | lowest point / minimum (point) | |
| 开门见山 | kāi mén jiàn shān | lit. to open the door and see the mountain / fig. to get right to the point (idiom) | |
| 拐点 | guǎi diǎn | turning point / breaking point / inflexion point (math., a point of a curve at which the curvature changes sign) | |
| 天井 | tiān jǐng | courtyard / atrium / opening in a roof / skylight / caisson ceiling / (TCM) acupuncture point TB10 | |
| 跳板 | tiào bǎn | springboard / jumping-off point / gangplank | |
| 一无是处 | yī wú shì chù | (idiom) not one good point / everything about it is wrong | |
| 疑义 | yí yì | a doubtful point | |
| 点穴 | diǎn xué | to hit a pressure point (martial arts) / dim mak / see also 點脈|点脉[dian3 mai4] | |
