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滴
dī
Description
"滴"可以指一小滴水，也可以说水一点一点地往下落。
"滴" can refer to a small drop of water or describe water falling drop by drop.
我们常说"一滴水"或者"下雨的时候水在滴"。
We often say "一滴水" (a drop of water) or that water is "滴" (dripping) when it rains.
Meanings
滴dī
a drop (of liquid); measure word for drops
他喝了最后一滴水。
He drank the last drop of water.
滴dī
to drip; to fall in drops
水从屋顶一直往下滴。
Water dripped all the way down from the roof.
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Notes
- Nuance
滴 works both as a verb (to drip) and a measure word (a drop of).
- Etymology
the 氵 (water) radical shows its link to liquid.
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