qīng tíng diǎn shuǐ

Traditional: 蜻蜓點水

蜻蜓点水 (qīng tíng diǎn shuǐ) is a Chinese word meaning “lit. the dragonfly touches the water lightly; superficial contact (idiom)”.

Meanings

  1. 1lit. the dragonfly touches the water lightly
  2. 2superficial contact (idiom)

Characters in 蜻蜓点水

蜻qīng · see 蜻蜓[qing1 ting2]蜓tíng · see 蜻蜓[qing1 ting2]点diǎn · to touch briefly; to tap水shuǐ · water

Related words

点to touch briefly; to tap一点a bit; a little bit水water水surname Shui有点a little点儿erhua variant of 點|点[dian3]差点almost地点place重点to recount (e.g. results of election)重点important point; main point; focus观点point of view一点儿erhua variant of 一點|一点[yi1 dian3]

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