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蜻蜓点水

qīng tíng diǎn shuǐ

4-character word Traditional 蜻蜓點水

What 蜻蜓点水 means

1. lit. the dragonfly touches the water lightly
2. superficial contact (idiom)

The characters in 蜻蜓点水

• 蜻qīngsee 蜻蜓
• 蜓tíngsee 蜻蜓
• 点diǎnto touch briefly; to tap; to mark with a dot; to check off (on a list)…
• 水shuǐwater; (after a name) ... River; to swim (used mostly in 会水

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