| 点心 | diǎn xin | light refreshments / pastry / dim sum (in Cantonese cooking) / dessert |   |
| 甜点 | tián diǎn | dessert | |
| 甜品 | tián pǐn | dessert | |
| 甜食 | tián shí | dessert / sweet | |
| 刨冰 | bào bīng | shaved or crushed ice dessert or beverage | |
| 龟苓膏 | guī líng gāo | turtle jelly, medicine made with powdered turtle shell and herbs / a similar product made without turtle shell and consumed as a dessert | |
| 八宝饭 | bā bǎo fàn | Eight Treasures Rice, Chinese rice pudding dessert usually made with eight types of candied fruits, nuts, seeds etc, popular during the Lunar New Year | |
| 果冻 | guǒ dòng | gelatin dessert | |
| 羊羹 | yáng gēng | yōkan, gelatin dessert typically made from red bean paste, agar, and sugar, sold in block form | |
| 冰品 | bīng pǐn | frozen dessert | |
| 餐末甜酒 | cān mò tián jiǔ | dessert wine | |
| 清补凉 | qīng bǔ liáng | ching bo leung, an icy, sweet dessert soup | |
| 珍多冰 | zhēn duō bīng | cendol, Southeast Asian iced sweet dessert | |
| 冰店 | bīng diàn | dessert parlor serving mainly cold sweets (esp. shaved ice) (Tw) | |
| 锉冰 | cuò bīng | shaved ice dessert (Tw) | |
