點心

点心
diǎnxīn
  1. (Hengyang Xiang) dinner
  2. (dialectal) (light) breakfast
  3. (light) breakfast
  4. (slang) to snack to satisfy one's hunger
  5. (slang) to think over; to consider; to ponder
  6. dim sum
  7. dinner
  8. pastry
  9. snack; light refreshment
  10. to snack to satisfy one's hunger
  11. to think over; to consider; to ponder

Wiktionary

Homographs

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

Examples

吃點心是壞習慣。

Eating dim sims is a bad habit.

Eating snacks is a bad habit.

Source: Tatoeba

我很累，还有点心烦。

I'm tired, and a bit annoyed.

Source: Tatoeba

月饼是中国点心的一种。

The mooncake is a kind of Chinese snack.

Source: Tatoeba

啊，吃點心的時間到了。

Ahhh, it's snack time.

Ahh, it's dim sim time.

Source: Tatoeba

湯姆下午茶點心都吃什麼？

What does Tom eat for a mid-afternoon snack?

Source: Tatoeba

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Entry Composition

1 點 diǎn
  1. to touch briefly; to tap
  2. to mark with a dot; to check off (on a list)
  3. to order (food etc); to select
  4. to mention; to bring up (a topic or person)
  5. to hint at; to imply
  6. to administer (eye medicine etc) in drops
  7. to light (a fire, a lamp etc); to ignite
  8. to nod (one's head) in agreement; to beckon by moving (one's hand) up and down
  9. point; dot; spot; speck
  10. dot stroke in Chinese characters
  11. (math.) decimal point
  12. point in time or space
  13. (after a number) o'clock
  14. a small amount; a bit; (after a verb or adjective) a bit more
  15. classifier for small amounts
2 心 xīn
  1. heart
  2. mind
  3. intention
  4. center
  5. core

classifiers: 顆, 個

Containing this entry

廢物點心 fèiwudiǎnxin