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标点 (biāo diǎn) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 7

标点 (biāo diǎn) is a Chinese word: punctuation. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 标点

名 míng noun

punctuation

正确的标点能让文章更清楚。

zhèng què de biāo diǎn néng ràng wén zhāng gèng qīng chu

Correct punctuation can make an article clearer.

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Word breakdown

标 biāo — mark, sign

Words with this character (18)
  • 1 标准 biāo zhǔn — standard HSK 4
    • 标 mark, target (reference point)
    • 准 accurate, norm (precise measure)
    Example

    这个产品符合国际标准。

    zhè ge chǎn pǐn fú hé guó jì biāo zhǔn

    This product meets international standards.

  • 2 目标 mù biāo — target, goal, objective HSK 4
    • 目 eye, sight; what one looks toward
    • 标 mark, marker; the point to aim at
    Example

    我们的目标是在年底完成这个项目。

    wǒ men de mù biāo shì zài nián dǐ wán chéng zhè ge xiàng mù

    Our goal is to complete this project by the end of the year.

  • 3 标志 biāo zhì — sign, symbol, mark HSK 5
    • 标 mark; sign (the visible indicator)
    • 志 record; note (the commemorative or recording aspect)
    Example

    红绿灯是交通标志。

    hóng lǜ dēng shì jiāo tōng biāo zhì

    Traffic lights are traffic signs.

  • 4 标题 biāo tí — title HSK 5
    • 标 mark, label
    • 题 topic, subject
    Example

    这篇文章的标题很吸引人。

    zhè piān wén zhāng de biāo tí hěn xī yǐn rén

    This article's title is very attractive.

  • 5 鼠标 shǔ biāo — mouse HSK 5
    • 鼠 mouse, rat (referring to the animal shape of the device)
    • 标 marker, indicator (referring to its function as a pointing device)
    Example

    我的鼠标坏了，需要买一个新的。

    wǒ de shǔ biāo huài le xū yào mǎi yí gè xīn de

    My mouse broke, I need to buy a new one.

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  • 6 商标 shāng biāo — trademark HSK 6
    • 商 commerce, trade, business
    • 标 mark, sign, label
    Example

    这个商标已经注册了。

    zhè ge shāng biāo yǐ jīng zhù cè le

    This trademark has been registered.

  • 7 招标 zhāo biāo — to invite bids HSK 7
    • 招 to invite, to solicit
    • 标 bid, tender
    Example

    公司决定为新项目招标。

    gōng sī jué dìng wèi xīn xiàng mù zhāo biāo

    The company decided to invite bids for the new project.

  • 8 指标 zhǐ biāo — indicator HSK 7
    • 指 to point to, to indicate
    • 标 mark, standard, target
    Example

    这些经济指标显示了国家的发展水平。

    zhè xiē jīng jì zhǐ biāo xiǎn shì le guó jiā de fā zhǎn shuǐ píng

    These economic indicators show the country's development level.

  • 9 标本 biāo běn — specimen HSK 7
    • 标 mark, standard, model (representing a typical example)
    • 本 original, sample (the preserved object itself)
    Example

    这个博物馆收藏了很多珍贵的动物标本。

    zhè ge bó wù guǎn shōu cáng le hěn duō zhēn guì de dòng wù biāo běn

    This museum houses many precious animal specimens.

  • 10 标榜 biāo bǎng — to flaunt; to advertise oneself as; to claim to be HSK 7
    • 标 to mark; to display; to advertise
    • 榜 public notice; placard; proclamation
    Example

    他总是标榜自己是环保主义者。

    tā zǒng shì biāo bǎng zì jǐ shì huán bǎo zhǔ yì zhě

    He always advertises himself as an environmentalist.

  • 11 标示 biāo shì — to mark; to indicate HSK 7
    • 标 mark, label
    • 示 show, display
    Example

    地图上用红点标示了所有景点。

    dì tú shàng yòng hóng diǎn biāo shì le suǒ yǒu jǐng diǎn

    The map uses red dots to mark all the attractions.

  • 12 标签 biāo qiān — label HSK 7
    • 标 mark, indicator
    • 签 slip, tag
    Example

    你需要检查一下衣服的标签。

    nǐ xū yào jiǎn chá yí xià yī fu de biāo qiān

    You need to check the label on the clothes.

  • 13 标致 biāo zhì — pretty HSK 7
    • 标 outstanding, remarkable
    • 致 refined, delicate
    Example

    这个女孩长得很标致。

    zhè ge nǚ hái zhǎng de hěn biāo zhì

    This girl is very pretty.

  • 14 标记 biāo jì — to mark HSK 7
    • 标 sign, indicator (the visible marking aspect)
    • 记 record, note (the act of marking down)
    Example

    请在地图上标记你的位置。

    qǐng zài dì tú shàng biāo jì nǐ de wèi zhì

    Please mark your position on the map.

  • 15 标识 biāo shí — to mark HSK 7
    • 标 mark, label
    • 识 recognition, distinguishing mark
    Example

    请在地图上标识出重要地点。

    qǐng zài dì tú shàng biāo shí chū zhòng yào dì diǎn

    Please mark the important locations on the map.

  • 16 标语 biāo yǔ — slogan HSK 7
    • 标 mark, sign, indicator
    • 语 words, language, speech
    Example

    墙上贴着环保标语。

    qiáng shàng tiē zhe huán bǎo biāo yǔ

    There's an environmental slogan posted on the wall.

  • 17 超标 chāo biāo — exceed standards HSK 7
    • 超 exceed, surpass, go beyond
    • 标 standard, criterion, limit
    Example

    这个产品的污染物超标了。

    zhè ge chǎn pǐn de wū rǎn wù chāo biāo le

    The pollutants in this product exceed standards.

  • 18 达标 dá biāo — to meet the standard HSK 7
    • 达 to reach, to attain
    • 标 standard, target
    Example

    这个产品的质量已经达标了。

    zhè ge chǎn pǐn de zhì liàng yǐ jīng dá biāo le

    The quality of this product has already met the standard.

点 diǎn — point, dot

Words with this character (39)
  • 1 一点儿 yì diǎnr — a little HSK 1
    • 一 one (indicating singularity/smallness)
    • 点 point, bit (main semantic component indicating small amount)
    • 儿 diminutive suffix (adds colloquial, softer tone)
    Example

    我会说一点儿中文。

    wǒ huì shuō yì diǎnr zhōng wén

    I can speak a little Chinese.

  • 2 有一点儿 yǒu yì diǎnr — a little HSK 1
    • 有 to have (forms set phrase indicating possession of a small degree)
    • 一 one (emphasizes a small, singular amount)
    • 点 a bit, a point (core element indicating small degree or amount)
    • 儿 diminutive suffix (adds colloquial, softening effect)
    Example

    我有一点儿累。

    wǒ yǒu yì diǎnr lèi

    I'm a little tired.

  • 3 地点 dì diǎn — location HSK 3
    • 地 place/ground/earth (geographical aspect)
    • 点 point/spot (specific location)
    Example

    请告诉我见面的地点。

    qǐng gào su wǒ jiàn miàn de dì diǎn

    Please tell me the meeting location.

  • 4 晚点 wǎn diǎn — be late; be delayed HSK 3
    • 晚 late; behind schedule
    • 点 a bit; (verbal complement indicating degree)
    Example

    火车晚点了两个小时。

    huǒ chē wǎn diǎn le liǎng gè xiǎo shí

    The train was delayed by two hours.

  • 5 优点 yōu diǎn — advantage HSK 4
    • 优 excellent, superior
    • 点 point, aspect
    Example

    这个方法有很多优点。

    zhè ge fāng fǎ yǒu hěn duō yōu diǎn

    This method has many advantages.

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Structure & writing
1 标 biāo — treetop; tip of a branch

标 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1.1 木 mù — tree; general term for woody plants
木 is a component in 126 characters
HSK 1
休 xiū to stop; to cease (something) 床 chuáng bed (furniture for sleeping) 本 běn root or stem of a plant 机 jī machine; a device or apparatus composed of many parts that can do work or serve a special function 条 tiáo a long narrow strip
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杯 bēi cup or glass for holding wine, water, tea, etc. 果 guǒ fruit; the seed-bearing part of a plant after flowering 校 xiào school 样 yàng shape; appearance; state of affairs 桌 zhuō table; desk (furniture for placing items on) 椅 yǐ chair (a seat with a backrest) 茶 chá tea plant (evergreen shrub with oblong leaves, white flowers, and hard-shelled seeds; young leaves are processed into tea leaves)
HSK 2
楼 lóu a floor/storey of a building
HSK 3
末 mò tip or end of an object 朵 duǒ measure word for flowers or clusters 李 lǐ plum tree (deciduous tree with white flowers) 束 shù to tie; to bind 板 bǎn a flat, hard piece of material (board, plank, slab)
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极 jí apex; highest point; extremity 查 chá to inspect carefully; to examine 树 shù tree; general term for woody plants 根 gēn root (organ of a higher plant that anchors it and absorbs water and nutrients; taproots and fibrous roots) 梯 tī ladder; stairs; escalator 检 jiǎn to inspect; to examine 概 gài general idea; outline 相 xiāng mutually; each other
HSK 4
困 kùn to be trapped in hardship or difficulty; unable to break free from circumstances 术 shù skill; technique; art; learning 杂 zá varied; mixed; not pure 材 cái timber; wood 村 cūn village; small residential settlement
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松 sōng pine tree (evergreen or deciduous conifer) 林 lín forest; grove of trees or bamboo 染 rǎn to dye (an object with dye) 柿 shì persimmon tree, a deciduous tree with oval leaves, yellowish-white flowers, and edible orange or red fruit 标 biāo treetop; tip of a branch 格 gé a ruled cell, box, or grid compartment 案 àn ancient wooden food tray 桥 qiáo bridge (structure built over water or in the air for passage) 桶 tǒng bucket; barrel; tub (cylindrical container made of plastic, wood, or metal, sometimes with a handle) 棒 bàng stick; club (usu. thick and short) 森 sēn abounding in trees; densely forested 棵 kē measure word for plants 植 zhí to plant, to cultivate 深 shēn deep (opposite of shallow)
HSK 5
未 wèi not yet (opposite of 已) 权 quán ancient counterweight of a steelyard 构 gòu to construct; to compose; to design 析 xī to separate; to disperse 架 jià rack, shelf, or frame used to support or hold objects
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某 mǒu a certain (person, place, thing, etc.); so-and-so 柜 guì cabinet or chest (for storing documents, clothes, etc.), usually rectangular, made of metal or wood, with a door or lid 桃 táo peach tree, a small deciduous tree with smooth twigs, oblong-lanceolate leaves, solitary pink flowers, and sweet, roughly spherical fruit covered in fine fuzz; the kernel is used medicinally 档 dàng shelving or cabinet with compartments for storing files 梨 lí pear tree, a deciduous tree or shrub with five-petaled white flowers and oval leaves 模 mó rule; norm; standard 橘 jú mandarin orange tree, an evergreen tree bearing oblate sweet-sour fruit with red-yellow peel used in medicine 橙 chéng orange tree (evergreen tree with oval leaves, juicy round fruit with red-yellow rind) 橡 xiàng deciduous oak tree (also called 栎, 麻栎, or 柞树) whose leaves feed silkworms and whose timber is used for sleepers and furniture 荣 róng lush; flourishing (of plants) 采 cǎi to pick (flowers, leaves, or fruit) 闲 xián free; unoccupied; idle (opposite of 'busy') 集 jí to gather, assemble, collect
HSK 6
呆 dāi foolish; stupid 朴 pǔ unworked timber; rough wood 杀 shā to kill; to cause the death of a person or animal 杰 jié a person of outstanding talent 枕 zhěn pillow
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枝 zhī branch (of a plant) 枪 qiāng traditional spear or lance with a sharp metal tip on a long shaft 枯 kū withered; dried out (of plants) 柔 róu soft, pliant (opposite of "刚") 柴 chái firewood; brushwood for burning 栋 dòng ridgepole or main beam of a house 栏 lán railing; barrier 株 zhū roots and trunk of a tree above ground 核 hé hard pit or stone at the center of a fruit 梁 liáng beam; horizontal load-bearing timber or structural member 梅 méi plum tree (deciduous tree with oval leaves, cold-resistant, blooming in early spring with five-petaled flowers in pink, white, or red; fruit is round, green when unripe and yellow when ripe, edible and sour) 械 xiè specialized implement or tool 棉 mián cotton plant (annual or perennial herb or shrub; cultivated varieties include upland cotton, sea-island cotton, tree cotton, etc.; cotton fibers are a key textile material; seeds can be pressed for oil; commonly called 棉花) 棋 qí board game (such as Go, chess, checkers) 棍 gùn stick; rod (made from wood, bamboo, etc.) 棕 zōng brown color (like palm fiber) 椎 zhuī vertebra, short bone forming the spine in humans and higher animals 椒 jiāo pepper plant (Sichuan pepper, black pepper, chili pepper, etc.) whose fruits or seeds have a pungent or spicy flavor 榜 bǎng posted list of names 横 héng horizontal (opposite of vertical 竖/直) 渠 qú waterway, especially an artificially dug canal or ditch
HSK 7
朱 zhū vermilion, bright red 朽 xiǔ to rot or decay (of material over time) 杆 gǎn the slender, rod-like part of an object (including hollow ones) 杖 zhàng walking stick, cane 杜 dù birchleaf pear tree (a deciduous tree with small, astringent fruit, used as main rootstock for grafting pears)
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杠 gàng thick rod or pole 杨 yáng poplar tree (deciduous tree with oval or lanceolate leaves and upright branches, including white poplar and other varieties) 枉 wǎng crooked, bent; referring to error or deviation 枚 méi a counter for small objects (similar to 个), one by one 枢 shū pivot; central or crucial part 柄 bǐng handle of an object 柏 bǎi cypress tree, an evergreen with scale-like leaves and cone fruits; hard wood used as building material 柱 zhù pillar; column (a vertical load-bearing structural member in a building, usually made of wood or stone) 柳 liǔ willow tree (deciduous tree with long, slender drooping branches and narrow leaves) 栖 qī to perch (originally of birds on trees); broadly, to dwell or stay 栽 zāi to plant; to grow (plants) 桂 guì plant name: 1. cinnamon tree (evergreen, white flowers, aromatic bark used as spice and medicine); 2. bay laurel (evergreen, oblong leaves, yellow flowers, leaves used as spice); 3. sweet osmanthus (evergreen shrub or small tree, also called 木樨, white or yellow fragrant flowers used as spice) 框 kuàng frame embedded in a wall for installing doors or windows 桑 sāng mulberry tree, a deciduous tree with oval serrated leaves used to feed silkworms, sweet purple or yellow-green fruit, and bark/leaves/fruit/roots used in medicine 桨 jiǎng oar; paddle (for rowing a boat, usually wooden, cylindrical on the upper part and flat and slightly wider on the lower part) 桩 zhuāng stake or post driven into the ground 梢 shāo the thinner end of a strip-like object 梭 suō shuttle (weaving tool on a loom that carries the weft thread through the warp, thick in the middle and pointed at both ends, typically made of hard wood; also called 梭子) 梳 shū comb (tool for tidying hair or beard, made of bamboo, wood, or plastic) 棚 péng shed or awning made of bamboo, wood, and matting to shelter from sun, wind, and rain 棱 léng edge where two surfaces of an object meet 棺 guān coffin 椭 tuǒ elliptical; oval shape formed by cutting a cylinder or cone at an angle 椰 yē coconut palm, a tall tropical evergreen tree whose fruit contains juice and edible flesh 楷 kǎi model, example, standard 榨 zhà to press or squeeze out juice from something 槐 huái pagoda tree, a deciduous tree with pinnate leaves, pale yellow flowers, and cylindrical seed pods; used as dye source, medicine, and timber 槛 kǎn threshold (low strip at the base of a door, made of wood or stone) 槽 cáo trough (rectangular container with raised sides and a sunken middle, used for feed, water, or wine; especially a feed trough for livestock) 橱 chú cabinet; cupboard (a piece of furniture with doors for storing things) 檐 yán eaves; overhanging edge of a roof 沐 mù to wash one's hair; to bathe, wash
1.2 示 shì — to show; to indicate; to display
示 is a component in 9 characters
HSK 2
票 piào a ticket, note, or slip used as a voucher or credential
HSK 4
标 biāo treetop; tip of a branch 禁 jìn to forbid; to prohibit 际 jì border; edge; boundary area
HSK 5
奈 nài how; in what way; what to do about 款 kuǎn sincere; hospitable
HSK 7
宗 zōng ancestor 祭 jì to pay tribute to the deceased 蒜 suàn garlic (herbaceous plant with white flowers; young leaves and flower stalks are edible)

Stroke order

2 点 diǎn — a small drop of liquid; droplet

点 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

2.1 占 zhàn — to occupy; to seize
Xpinyin
占 is a component in 10 characters
HSK 1
店 diàn shop; store 点 diǎn a small drop of liquid; droplet
HSK 2
站 zhàn to stand upright with feet on the ground
HSK 5
战 zhàn war; battle; combat 贴 tiē to paste, to stick (a thin flat object onto something)
HSK 6
粘 zhān to stick together or adhere to something 钻 zuān to drill or bore a hole by rotating a pointed object
HSK 7
帖 tiě invitation card 沾 zhān to soak; to moisten 黏 nián sticky; adhesive (like paste or glue)
2.2 灬 huǒ — fire radical
灬 is a component in 18 characters
HSK 1
点 diǎn a small drop of liquid; droplet 热 rè hot; high in temperature (opposite of 'cold')
HSK 2
然 rán (lit.) correct; right
HSK 3
照 zhào (of light) shine on an object 熊 xióng bear (large mammal with short tail, thick limbs, and hooked claws) 糕 gāo cake or pastry made from rice flour or wheat flour, e.g. 年糕, 蜂糕, 蛋糕
HSK 4
熟 shú ripe (of fruit or crops, opposite of '生')
HSK 5
烈 liè intense, strong, powerful (of concentration, force, momentum, etc.) 煮 zhǔ to boil or cook (food) in water over heat 熬 áo to cook grain etc. in water into a paste or porridge
HSK 6
杰 jié a person of outstanding talent 焦 jiāo scorched, charred (dried out by heat, turning yellowish-black, hard and brittle)
HSK 7
烹 pēng cooking method: stir briefly in hot oil, then add soy sauce and seasonings, and dish up immediately 煎 jiān to pan-fry (cook in a small amount of oil until surface is browned) 熙 xī (lit.) bright, radiant 燕 yàn swallow (bird with small body, long pointed wings, and forked tail) 蒸 zhēng to evaporate; (of liquid) to heat up and rise as vapor
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遮 zhē to block from view; to obscure

Stroke order