How to say “sweets” in Chinese
sweets, pastries
“Sweets” in Chinese is 点心, diǎn xin: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
点心 is read diǎn xin: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
At the bottom, 灬 “fire”.
A picture of a heart. At the side of a character it shrinks to 忄.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “点心”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 点心. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 奶奶做的点心特别好吃nǎinaizuòdediǎnxintèbiéhǎochīGrandma's pastries are really tasty.
- 这些点心是免费的，你吃吗？zhèxiēdiǎnxinshìmiǎnfèide,nǐchīmaThese pastries are free — want some?
More words from the lesson “To go and for dessert”
Look up another word in the Chinese–English dictionary: in English, in pinyin or in characters.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say “sweets” in Chinese?
“Sweets” in Chinese is 点心, pinyin diǎnxin.
What does 点心 mean?
点心 (diǎnxin) means “sweets, pastries”.
How do you write 点心?
点心 is 2 characters: 点 (diǎn) — dot; o'clock; 心 (xīn) — heart. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 点心?
点心 is read diǎnxin. Tones: diǎn — third tone, xin — neutral tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“sweets” in the lesson “To go and for dessert”
This word is from the topic “Food and Cooking” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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