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点心 diǎnxin

点心 diǎnxin Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 4 English Translations of the word 点心 diǎnxin .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
diǎnxin | dian3 xin5
English translation
light refreshments
pastry
dimsum (in Cantonese cooking)
dessert

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About 点心 diǎnxin

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Traditional form

點心

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí
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Etymology of 点心 diǎnxin

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diǎn

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Simplified form of diǎn .

Phonetic compound

zhàn

Semantic compound

huǒ

Positional decomposition

占灬

Number of Strokes

9
xīn

Type

pictographic

Explanation

Pictograph of a heart.

Positional decomposition

Number of Strokes

4

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Example sentences using 点心 diǎnxin

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除了 chúle tián 点心 diǎnxin wài , 他们 tā men zài 加上 jiā shàng 水果 shuǐguǒ .

In addition to dessert, they served fruit for good measure.

点心 diǎnxin 掰成 liǎng bàn zài 中心 zhōngxīn jiā shǎng le 果冻 guǒ dòng .

She split the cake and filled it with jelly.

zhǐ yāo chī 少量 shǎo liàng de tián 点心 diǎnxin .

I'll have just a trifle of the dessert.

决定 juédìng tiān 不吃 tián 点心 diǎnxin .

She decided to forgo dessert for a few days.

我们 wǒmen 开始 kāishǐ Tāng ,最后 zuìhòu chī tián 点心 diǎnxin .

We started with soup and wound up with dessert.

点心 diǎnxin Decomposition

See the 3 Chinese characters that make up 点心 diǎnxin and their own compounds.

点心 diǎnxin Compounds

See all 354 Chinese words that contain the characters that make up the word 点心 diǎnxin in their composition.

  • diǎn
    • xīn
      • gǎn
          • , ,
        • zǎi , sāi , , sāi , , xié , sāi , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , sāi
      • zǒng
        • cōng , zǒng ,
          • , ,
            • , , ,
          • , níng
        • , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
      • ēn
      • niàn
        • nián , niàn , rěn , niǎn , niè , rěn , niǎn , rěn , shěn , niàn , , , , , , , , , , nián
      • zhì
        • zhì , zhì , zhì , , , ,
      • rěn
        • niǎn , rěn , , , rèn ,
      • bēi
      • yuàn
        • yuān ,
      • huàn
        • huàn , huàn , ,
        • , , ,
      • mēn
      • Huì
        • suì , suì , huì , huì , huì , , , , , , , ,
      • huì
      • yōu
      • chóu
        • ,
      • huì
        • suì
      • è
        • ě , , ,
      • jiá
      • cōng
        • cōng
        • zǒng , zǒng , cōng , , , , , , cōng
        • , , , , ,
      • cōng
        • , cōng , zǒng , cōng , cōng , cōng , zǒng , , , , , , , zǒng , cōng , , ,
      • mèn
        • ruǐ , ruǐ
      • qìng
        • ,
      • xiàn
      • liàn
      • níng
        • ,
      • xiǎng , zěn , nín , yuàn , wàng , ě , kǒng , liàn , tài , , , , zhōng , huò , chéng , wèi , shù , , xuán , xīn , kěn , biē , bèi , yàng , sǒng , yǒng , dài , , , yǐn , tǎn , , 忿 fèn , hān , qìn , mèn , gàng , chéng , xuán , , qiān , yīn , duì , chǐ , kěn , xǐn , qìn , yìng , mín ,
      • tān , nèn , hào , huì , , zhé , , è , què , , , mǐn , , hùn , yìn , píng , chōng , , duì , mào , nǎn , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ài
      • , , , , , tài , , , , mǐn , , , sǒng , , , , , , , , bèi , , píng , , , , , , , , yīng , , , , duì , mèn , , , , gàng , , , , , ,
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