点心
diǎn xin
Pinyin

Definition

点心
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diǎn xin
  1. light refreshments
  2. pastry
  3. dimsum (in Cantonese cooking)
  4. dessert

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

内心
nèi xīn
  1. 1 heart
  2. 2 innermost being
  3. 3 (math.) incenter
小心
xiǎo xīn
  1. 1 to be careful
  2. 2 to take care
心
xīn
  1. 1 heart
  2. 2 mind
  3. 3 intention
  4. 4 center
  5. 5 core
  6. 6 CL:顆|颗[kē],個|个[gè]
心得
xīn dé
  1. 1 what one has learned (through experience, reading etc)
  2. 2 knowledge
  3. 3 insight
  4. 4 understanding
  5. 5 tips
  6. 6 CL:項|项[xiàng],個|个[gè]
心情
xīn qíng
  1. 1 mood
  2. 2 frame of mind
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
真心
zhēn xīn
  1. 1 sincere
  2. 2 heartfelt
  3. 3 CL:片[piàn]
开心
kāi xīn
  1. 1 to feel happy
  2. 2 to rejoice
  3. 3 to have a great time
  4. 4 to make fun of sb
一心
yī xīn
  1. 1 wholeheartedly
  2. 2 heart and soul
一心一意
yī xīn yī yì
  1. 1 concentrating one's thoughts and efforts
  2. 2 single-minded
  3. 3 bent on
  4. 4 intently
中心
zhōng xīn
  1. 1 center
  2. 2 heart
  3. 3 core
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
人心
rén xīn
  1. 1 popular feeling
  2. 2 the will of the people
信心
xìn xīn
  1. 1 confidence
  2. 2 faith (in sb or sth)
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
伤心
shāng xīn
  1. 1 to grieve
  2. 2 to be broken-hearted
  3. 3 to feel deeply hurt
倾心
qīng xīn
  1. 1 to admire wholeheartedly
  2. 2 to fall in love with
全心全意
quán xīn quán yì
  1. 1 heart and soul
  2. 2 wholeheartedly
刻骨铭心
kè gǔ míng xīn
  1. 1 lit. carved in bones and engraved in the heart (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. etched in one's memory
  3. 3 unforgettable
动心
dòng xīn
  1. 1 to be moved
  2. 2 to be tempted
恶心
ě xīn
  1. 1 variant of 惡心|恶心[ě xīn]
好奇心
hào qí xīn
  1. 1 interest in sth
  2. 2 curiosity
  3. 3 inquisitive
好心
hǎo xīn
  1. 1 kindness
  2. 2 good intentions

Idioms (20)

一心一德
yī xīn yī dé
  1. 1 of one heart and one mind (idiom)
一心二用
yī xīn èr yòng
  1. 1 to do two things at once (idiom)
  2. 2 to multitask
  3. 3 to divide one's attention
一门心思
yī mén xīn si
  1. 1 to set one's heart on sth (idiom)
三心二意
sān xīn èr yì
  1. 1 in two minds about sth (idiom)
  2. 2 half-hearted
  3. 3 shilly-shallying
不到黄河心不死
bù dào Huáng Hé xīn bù sǐ
  1. 1 lit. not to stop until one reaches the Yellow River (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to persevere until one reaches one's goal
  3. 3 to keep going while some hope is left
世上无难事，只怕有心人
shì shàng wú nán shì , zhǐ pà yǒu xīn rén
  1. 1 there is nothing the determined person can't accomplish (idiom)
  2. 2 persistence will overcome
人心不古
rén xīn bù gǔ
  1. 1 the men of today are sadly degenerated (idiom)
人心不足蛇吞象
rén xīn bù zú shé tūn xiàng
  1. 1 a man who is never content is like a snake trying to swallow an elephant (idiom)
人心隔肚皮
rén xīn gé dù pí
  1. 1 there is no knowing what is in a man's heart (idiom)
人心难测
rén xīn nán cè
  1. 1 hard to fathom a person's mind (idiom)
人面兽心
rén miàn shòu xīn
  1. 1 human face, beast's heart (idiom); two-faced
  2. 2 malicious and duplicitous
仁心仁术
rén xīn rén shù
  1. 1 benevolent heart and skillful execution (idiom, from Mencius); charitable in thought and deed
以小人之心，度君子之腹
yǐ xiǎo rén zhī xīn , duó jūn zǐ zhī fù
  1. 1 to gauge the heart of a gentleman with one's own mean measure (idiom)
低首下心
dī shǒu xià xīn
  1. 1 to be fawningly submissive (idiom)
佛口蛇心
fó kǒu shé xīn
  1. 1 words of a Buddha, heart of a snake (idiom); two-faced
  2. 2 malicious and duplicitous
促膝谈心
cù xī tán xīn
  1. 1 to sit side-by-side and have a heart-to-heart talk (idiom)
信心百倍
xìn xīn bǎi bèi
  1. 1 brimming with confidence (idiom)
修心养性
xiū xīn yǎng xìng
  1. 1 to cultivate the heart and nurture the character (idiom); to improve oneself by meditation
做贼心虚
zuò zéi xīn xū
  1. 1 to feel guilty as a thief (idiom); to have sth on one's conscience
伤心惨目
shāng xīn cǎn mù
  1. 1 (idiom) too appalling to look at

Sample Sentences

幸运饼干。最有名的中国点心啊！
xìngyùn bǐnggān 。zuì yǒumíng de Zhōngguó diǎnxīn a ！
Fortune cookies. It's the most famous Chinese dessert!
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太期待了！老样子，我会准备爆米花跟小点心，时间到自动出现在你家客厅。
tài qīdài le ！lǎoyàngzi ，wǒ huì zhǔnbèi bàomǐhuā gēn xiǎo diǎnxīn ，shíjiān dào zìdòng chūxiàn zài nǐ jiā kètīng 。
I'm really looking forward to it! The same as always, I'll prepare popcorn and snacks, and when the time comes I'll let myself in to your sitting room.
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哎！别客气！这家餐厅的茶都是英国进口的，连点心的用料也是，很少见。
āi ！bié kèqi ！zhè jiā cāntīng de chá dōu shì Yīngguó jìnkǒu de ，lián diǎnxīn de yòngliào yě shì ，hěn shǎojiàn 。
Agh! Don't mention it! This tea at this place is imported from the UK. Even the ingredients for the pastries are too. That's really quite rare.
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可是你们的咖啡都是五十八块，又没有十几块的小点心，这样我岂不是非得花一百多块？
kěshì nǐmen de kāfēi dōu shì wǔ shí bā kuài ，yòu méi yǒu shíjǐ kuài de xiǎo diǎnxīn ，zhèyàng wǒ qǐbúshì fēiděi huā yībǎiduō kuài ？
But your coffee is all priced at RMB58, and there aren't even any snacks priced at around RMB10, that way you're forcing me to spend over RMB100.
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村姑答道：“小女子正赶路回家，篮中是我给爹爹买的点心。几位师傅想必一定是饿了，要不过来吃些点心吧。”
cūngū dá dào ：“nǚzǐ zhèng gǎnlù huíjiā ，lán zhōng shì wǒ gěi diēdie mǎi de diǎnxīn 。jǐ wèi shīfu xiǎngbì yīdìng shì è le ，yàobu guòlai chī xiē diǎnxīn ba 。”
The village girl responded, "I'm on my way home. In the basket I have some snacks I bought for my father. You sirs surely must be hungry. How about you come over here and eat a little something."
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摆在家里，还要点上香烛，供上水果点心，对吧？哎呀，想想都吓人。
bǎi zài jiālǐ ，hái yào diǎn shang xiāngzhú ，gòng shang shuǐguǒ diǎnxīn ，duìba ？āiyā ，xiǎng xiang dōu xiàrén 。
Keep it at home, light incense and candles, offer some fruits and little food items, right? Oh geez, just thinking about it scares me.
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我们吃什么点心？
wǒmen chī shénme diǎnxīn ？
What dim sum should we eat?
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