点 心

diǎnxin

“Light refreshments” in Chinese is 点心 (diǎnxin).

Meaning

light refreshments
pastry
dim sum (in Cantonese cooking)

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dessert

Example

我爱添好运的点心。

I love the Dim sims from Tim Ho Wan.

Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Characters

diǎnHSK 19 strokesto touch briefly; to tap xīnHSK 24 strokesheart

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Not to be confused with: 电信 (diànxìn, telecommunications)