点心

diǎn xin · dian xin

Traditional 點心

Meaning

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

In a sentence

2 examples
01

啊(a),吃(chī)点(diǎn)心(xin)的(de)时(shí)间(jiān)到(dào)了(le)。

Ahhh, it's snack time.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fengli · English by hamsolo474 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

吃(chī)点(diǎn)点(diǎn)心(xin)你(nǐ)看(kàn)好(hǎo)吗(ma)?

Let's eat some dessert, alright?

Tatoeba: Chinese by sysko · English by Aphima · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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