点心 meaning in English

diǎnxin

light refreshments; pastry

HSK 7-9nounTraditional 點心13 strokes

Meaning of 点心

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

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

点心 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

有yǒu足zú够gòu的de时shí间jiān很hěn快kuài地dì吃chī一yī下xià点diǎn心xīn。
There's enough time for a quick snack.
我wǒ想xiǎng吃chī蛋dàn糕gāo当dāng点diǎn心xīn。
I'd like to have cake for dessert.
啊a,吃chī点diǎn心xīn的de时shí间jiān到dào了le。
Ahhh, it's snack time.
我wǒ很hěn累lèi,还hái有yǒu点diǎn心xīn烦fán。
I'm tired, and a bit annoyed.
吃chī点diǎn心xīn是shì坏huài习xí惯guàn。
Eating snacks is a bad habit.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

点 diǎn · to touch briefly · 9 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9

心 xīn · heart · 4 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4

Related words

Words that share a character with 点心.

地点dìdiǎnplace; site
一点儿yīdiǎnrerhua variant of 一點|一点[yi1 dian3]
小心xiǎoxīnto be careful; to take care
开心kāixīnto feel happy; to rejoice
关心guānxīnto be concerned about; to care about
中心zhōngxīncenter; heart; core
放心fàngxīnto feel relieved; to feel reassured
心情xīnqíngmood; frame of mind
心里xīnlǐchest; heart; mind
一点点yī diǎndiǎna little bit
重点zhòngdiǎnto recount (e.g. results of election); to re-evaluate
心中xīnzhōngcentral point; in one's thoughts

Questions about 点心

What does 点心 mean?

点心 (diǎnxin) means "light refreshments; pastry" and is used as a noun.

How do you write 点心?

点心 is made of 2 characters: 点 (9 strokes), 心 (4 strokes). That is 13 strokes in total.

Is 点心 an HSK word?

Yes. 点心 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 点心 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 点心 is written 點心.