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点滴

diǎndī

Description

点滴是一种医院里常用的治疗方法，把药水通过管子慢慢送进病人的身体。

点滴 is a common hospital treatment method that slowly delivers medicine into a patient's body through a tube.

这个词也可以指小小的水滴，或者生活中一点一滴的小事。

This word can also refer to tiny drops of water or the little things in life.

Meanings

点滴diǎndī

intravenous drip (medical treatment)

他生病了，医生给他打点滴。

He was sick, and the doctor gave him an IV drip.

点滴diǎndī

a tiny bit; small details

生活中的点滴都让我很开心。

The little things in life make me very happy.

Related words

打针医院药治疗水滴

Notes

  • Etymology

    点 (drop/dot) + 滴 (drip), together evoking small drops of liquid.

  • Nuance

    for the medical sense, natives usually say 打点滴 or 输液.

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