HSK 6 · Verbs

点缀 diǎnzhuì “to decorate” in Chinese

Traditional 點綴

What 点缀 means

  1. to decorate
  2. to embellish
  3. to adorn
  4. sprinkled
  5. studded
More meanings from CC-CEDICT
  • only for show

How to say 点缀

  • Pitch chart of the third tone: dips low then rises, 2 to 1 to 4 on the five-level scale点diǎn3rd tone, dipping
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale缀zhuì4th tone, falling

点缀 in a sentence

  1. 几朵小花点缀着绿色的草地。

    Jǐ duǒ xiǎohuā diǎnzhuì zhe lǜsè de cǎodì.

    A few little flowers dot the green lawn.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 蛋糕上点缀着几颗草莓。

    Dàngāo shàng diǎnzhuì zhe jǐ kē cǎoméi.

    The cake is decorated with a few strawberries.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 点缀 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 点 (diǎn) with each of its parts in a different colour
点diǎnto touch briefly; to tap
  • 占to divine · zhānSound part
  • 灬fire form of 火 · huǒMeaning part

灬 hints at the meaning (fire); 占 (zhān) hints at the sound. Compare it with diǎn.

Memory aidSimplified from 點, a black 黑 dot. 占 (zhān) gives the sound.

The character 缀 (zhuì) with each of its parts in a different colour
缀zhuìto sew
  • 纟silk form of 糸 · mì
  • 叕to connect · zhuó

How to write 点缀

点 9 strokes · 缀 11 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

点缀 (diǎnzhuì) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 点缀 (diǎnzhuì). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 点缀

Words with 点

点diǎn · o’clock一点儿yìdiǎnr · a little有点儿yǒudiǎnr · slightly晚点wǎndiǎn · (of trains地点dìdiǎn · place特点tèdiǎn · characteristic (feature)优点yōudiǎn · strong point缺点quēdiǎn · weak point重点zhòngdiǎn · key point点心diǎnxin · light refreshments

More words: Common Verbs

等候děnghòu · to wait得罪dézuì · to offend颠倒diāndǎo · to turn upside down奠定diàndìng · to establish吊diào · to hang叼diāo · to hold in the mouth跌diē · to fall抵抗dǐkàng · to resist

FAQs

点缀 (diǎnzhuì) means “to decorate” or “to embellish”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it diǎnzhuì: diǎn with a 3rd tone, then zhuì with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 点缀 is written 點綴. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type dianzhui with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 点缀 from the suggestions. Typing dianzhui into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
点缀 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.