điểm

Sino-Vietnamese word from 點.

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɗiəm˧˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɗiəm˧˨]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɗim˨˩˦]

điểm

1. a metric for evaluation; a point, a mark, a grade, a score, etc.
2. a point (a focus of conversation or consideration)
3. (geometry) a point

điểm

1. to list to report or reevaluate

   điểm qua

   to list or to give a rundown

   điểm lại năm qua

   to reevaluate deeds done last year

2. (of a bell) to ring to tell time
3. (by extension, figuratively and literary, of a very special event) to start

   (hồi chuông) giao thừa đã điểm

   New Year has finally started