点心 (點心)
diǎn xin
Pinyin

Definition

点心 (點心)
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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 classifier: 颗 kē
  7. 7 classifier: 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 classifier: 项 xiàng
  7. 7 classifier: 个 gè
心情
xīn qíng
  1. 1 mood
  2. 2 frame of mind
  3. 3 classifier: 个 gè

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

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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