滴 (dī): to drip, to let drip, to apply (eye drops etc), (bound form) a drop (of liquid)
滴 (dī) is a Chinese character meaning “to drip.” Classified as HSK Level 6 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 氵 (semantic) and 啇 (phonetic). It ranks #1875 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 滴 water. Its radical form 氵 (water) appears in many related characters such as 水 (shuǐ, water), 汉 (hàn, Han ethnic group), 汽 (qì, steam).
Definitions
- to drip
- to let drip
- to apply (eye drops etc)
- (bound form) a drop (of liquid)
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 点滴 | diǎn dī | a drip |
| 点点滴滴 | diǎn diǎn dī dī | bit by bit |
| 雨滴 | yǔ dī | raindrop |
| 水滴 | shuǐ dī | drop of water |
| 一点一滴 | yī diǎn yī dī | bit by bit |
| 滴水 | dī shuǐ | water drop |
| 垂涎欲滴 | chuí xián yù dī | to drool with desire (idiom) |
| 滴管 | dī guǎn | intravenous drip tube |
| 娇滴滴 | jiāo dī dī | sweet |
| 馋涎欲滴 | chán xián yù dī | lit. to drool with desire (idiom) |
| 滴水穿石 | dī shuǐ chuān shí | dripping water penetrates the stone (idiom) |
| 滴溜溜 | dī liū liū | whirling |
| 滴灌 | dī guàn | to drip irrigate |
| 打点滴 | dǎ diǎn dī | to put sb on an intravenous drip |
| 滴定管 | dī dìng guǎn | burette |
滴 appears in 59 compound words: 63 as the first character, 27 as the last, and 10 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 滴 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (11)
to never touch a drop of alcohol; to abstain from drinking; to be strictly teetotal
bits and pieces; dribs and drabs; every bit of; everything; bit by bit; little by little
every drop returns to the public good (idiom); not one penny is misused
bits and pieces; dribs and drabs; every bit of; everything; bit by bit; little by little
every drop returns to the public good (idiom); not one penny is misused
Showing 10 of 11 idioms containing 滴.
Example Sentences
孩子们喜欢在清澈的滴边玩耍，捉小鱼小虾。
hái zǐ men xǐ huān zài qīng 澈 de dī biān wán shuǎ , zhuō xiǎo yú xiǎo xiā .
Children love to play along the clear stream banks, catching little fish and shrimp.
避孕药的副作用和危害有哪些?点滴出血需要做妇科检查吗
bì yùn yào de fù zuò yòng hé wēi hài yǒu nǎ xiē ? diǎn dī chū xiě xū yāo zuò fù kē jiǎn chá ma
What are the side effects and harms of birth control pills? Do I need to do a gynecological examination for spotting?
滴滴春节出行数据:一线城市打车订单涨幅创新...
dī dī chūn jié chū háng shǔ jù : yī xiàn chéng shì dǎ chē dìng dān zhǎng fú chuàng xīn . . .
Didi Spring Festival travel data: first-tier cities have seen a record increase in taxi orders...
男生小便后甩一甩是社交礼仪吗?避免滴漏体现个人卫生吗
nán shēng xiǎo biàn hòu shuǎi yī shuǎi shì shè jiāo lǐ yí ma ? bì miǎn dī lòu tǐ xiàn gè rén wèi shēng ma
Is it social etiquette for a boy to shake after urinating? Avoiding dripping reflects personal hygiene
的士车队难敌网约平台 业界洽谈高德滴滴“挂单”求生
de shì chē duì nán dí wǎng yuē píng tái yè jiè qià tán gāo dé dī dī guà dān qiú shēng
The taxi fleet is difficult to compete with the online ride-hailing platform, and the industry negotiates AutoNavi Didi's "pending order" to survive
不到30小时连夺3金!他们的每一滴热泪,都写着“值..
bù dào 3 0 xiǎo shí lián duó 3 jīn ! tā men de měi yī dī rè lèi , dōu xiě zhe zhí . .
Win 3 gold medals in less than 30 hours! Every tear they shed was written "Value:
一滴滴水能聚成湖泊。
Yī dī dī shuǐ néng jù chéng húpō.
Drop by drop, the water can conglomerate into a lake.
雨滴敲打窗户玻璃。
Yǔdī qiāodǎ chuānghu bōli.
The rain beats against the window pane.
两滴眼泪从她的脸颊滑落下来。
Liǎng dī yǎnlèi cóng tā de liǎnjiá huáluò xiàlai.
Two tears fell down her cheeks.
屋檐上正滴下雨水。
Wūyán shàng zhèng dīxià Yǔshuǐ.
The eaves are dripping.
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