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Light refreshments in Chinese: 点心 (diǎn xin)

diǎn xin

light refreshments

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 點心2 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1light refreshments
  2. 2pastry
  3. 3dim sum (in Cantonese cooking)
  4. 4dessert

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ㄉㄧㄢˇ

diǎn

ㄉ/ dㄧ/ iㄢ/ anˇ/ third tone

˙ㄒㄧㄣ

xin

˙/ neutral toneㄒ/ xㄧ/ iㄣ/ en

Simplified & traditional

点心

Simplified

點心

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 吃点点心你看好吗？

    chī diǎn diǎn xīn nǐ kàn hǎo ma？

    Let's eat some dessert, alright?

  • 我爱添好运的点心。

    wǒ ài tiān hǎo yùn de diǎn xīn。

    I love the Dim sims from Tim Ho Wan.

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Related words

点

diǎn

point

心

xīn

heart

担心

dān xīn

anxious

放心

fàng xīn

to feel relieved

关心

guān xīn

to be concerned about

小心

xiǎo xīn

to be careful

粗心

cū xīn

careless

耐心

nài xīn

to be patient

缺点

quē diǎn

weak point

伤心

shāng xīn

to grieve

特点

tè diǎn

characteristic (feature)

心情

xīn qíng

mood

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