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點穴

简点穴 · 繁點穴

Mandarin · pinyin diǎn xué

to hit a pressure point (martial arts)
dim mak
see also 點脈 diǎn mài

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點: diǎn · dot, speck, spot; point, degree
穴: xué · cave, den, hole; Kangxi radical 116
点: diǎn · dot, speck, spot; point, degree

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3–2 · dian3 xue2

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verb

(traditional Chinese medicine) to hit at certain acupoints
(martial arts) to hit a pressure point; to attack someone's vital point; to strike with the touch of death

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