diǎn
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How to write (diǎn) in Chinese

(pinyin: diǎn, written "dian" or "dian") means dot, point; o'clock; a little; (decimal point); to order (food). Below: its meaning, pronunciation, stroke order, and example sentences, so you can learn how to read, say, and write .

Meaning

  • dot, point; o'clock; a little; (decimal point); to order (food)

Stroke order

Examples

下一班是几点的?
xià yì bān shì jǐ diǎn de?
What time is the next one?
我看了看手机,已经七点二十了。
wǒ kàn le kàn shǒu jī, yǐ jīng qī diǎn èr shí le.
I glanced at my phone. It was already seven twenty.
已经晚上八点多了,我累得不想动。
yǐ jīng wǎn shang bā diǎn duō le, wǒ lèi de bù xiǎng dòng.
It was already past eight in the evening, and I was too tired to move.
三点四十五,大概还要等一个小时。
sān diǎn sì shí wǔ, dà gài hái yào děng yí ge xiǎo shí.
Three forty-five. Probably another hour wait.
Learn in Lesson 3: Telling the time, and asking when

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