Meaning
a drop; to drip
Chinese: 液体一点一点落下，也作量词。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “di” becomes a different word in each tone. 滴 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 滴下dī xiàto fall or let fall in drops; to drip
- 滴定dī dìngtitration
- 小滴xiǎo dīdroplet
- 滴点dī diǎnmelting point (of lubricating oil)
- 点滴diǎn dīa drip; a little bit; intravenous drip (used to administer drugs)
Example Sentence
屋檐上滴下了一颗颗水滴。Wū yán shàng dī xià le yì kē kē shuǐ dī.Drops of water dripped down from the eaves.
屋檐Wū yáneaves上shàngon滴下dī xiàto fall or let fall in dro了le(completed action)一yìone颗kē(measure word for small sp颗kē(measure word for small sp水滴shuǐ dīdrop of water。