Usage note
点心表示小吃或简单的食物。
diǎn xīn biǎo shì xiǎo chī huò jiǎn dān de shí wù。
点心 means snacks or small foods.
Context note
点心常用于早餐、下午茶和零食。
diǎn xīn cháng yòng yú zǎo cān 、 xià wǔ chá hé líng shí。
It is often used with breakfast, afternoon tea, and snacks.
5 examples
我想吃点心。
wǒ xiǎng chī diǎn xīn。
I want to eat a snack.
奶奶做了点心。
nǎi nai zuò le diǎn xīn。
Grandma made snacks.
这家店的点心很好吃。
zhè jiā diàn de diǎn xīn hěn hǎo chī。
The snacks at this shop are very tasty.
点心可以先吃一点。
diǎn xīn kě yǐ xiān chī yì diǎn。
You can eat a little snack first.
孩子喜欢甜点心。
hái zi xǐ huan tián diǎn xīn。
The child likes sweet snacks.
5 mini stories
下午他们一起吃点心。
xià wǔ tā men yì qǐ chī diǎn xīn。
In the afternoon they ate snacks together.
妈妈给孩子准备了点心。
mā ma gěi hái zi zhǔn bèi le diǎn xīn。
Mom prepared snacks for the child.
点心很香，大家都想吃。
diǎn xīn hěn xiāng， dà jiā dōu xiǎng chī。
The snacks smell nice, and everyone wants to eat them.
这盒点心是送朋友的。
zhè hé diǎn xīn shì sòng péng yǒu de。
This box of snacks is for a friend.
老师让大家先吃点心再学习。
lǎo shī ràng dà jiā xiān chī diǎn xīn zài xué xí。
The teacher asked everyone to eat snacks first before studying.
Mini dialogue
吃点东西
A
我有点饿了，你呢？
Wǒ yǒudiǎn è le, nǐ ne?
I'm a bit hungry, how about you?
B
我也是。我们去吃点广东点心吧。
Wǒ yě shì. Wǒmen qù chī diǎn Guǎngdōng diǎnxīn ba.
Me too. Let's go eat some Cantonese dim sum.
奶奶做的点心
A
这是什么？闻起来好香！
Zhè shì shénme? Wén qǐlái hǎo xiāng!
What is this? It smells so good!
B
这是奶奶做的点心，你尝一块吧。
Zhè shì nǎinai zuò de diǎnxīn, nǐ cháng yī kuài ba.
This is a snack made by grandma, have a taste.
Related words and contrasts
similar
零食
líng shí
snack
A general word for snacks, while 点心 often refers to pastries or dim sum.
similar
小吃
xiǎo chī
snack, street food
Refers to small eats or local snacks, similar to 点心 but often savory.