點心

diǎnxīn

Novice Level 2*
Noun

點心 (diǎnxīn) is a Chinese word meaning “light refreshments”. It sits at TOCFL Level 2* (CEFR Novice) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard.

Definition

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

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Example

下午我喜歡吃點心,今天已經吃過了。

I like afternoon snacks; I've already had one today.

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Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).