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蛋白

dàn bái · dan bai

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  1. egg white
  2. protein
  3. albumen
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Only the egg white

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)今天(jīntiān)只(zhǐ)吃(chī)蛋白(dànbái)，不(bù)吃(chī)蛋黄(dànhuáng)。

    Today I eat only the egg white, not the yolk.

  2. Liangliang

    为什么(wèishénme)？蛋黄(dànhuáng)很(hěn)好吃(hǎochī)啊(a)。

    Why? The yolk is delicious.

  3. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)在(zài)健身(jiànshēn)，蛋白(dànbái)对(duì)身体(shēntǐ)好(hǎo)。

    I'm working out. Egg white is good for the body.

  4. Liangliang

    那(nà)你(nǐ)要(yào)把(bǎ)蛋黄(dànhuáng)分(fēn)出来(chūlái)，很(hěn)麻烦(máfan)吧(ba)？

    Then you must separate the yolk. Isn't that a hassle?

  5. Dengdeng

    不(bù)麻烦(máfan)。你(nǐ)看(kàn)，蛋白(dànbái)在(zài)这边(zhèbiān)，蛋黄(dànhuáng)在(zài)那边(nàbian)。

    Not at all. Look, the white is here and the yolk is there.

  6. Liangliang

    太(tài)好(hǎo)了(le)，这些(zhèxiē)蛋黄(dànhuáng)都(dōu)归(guī)我(wǒ)，我(wǒ)来(lái)炒饭(chǎofàn)！

    Great, all these yolks are mine. I'll make fried rice!

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2 examples
01

将(jiāng)它(tā)们(men)放(fàng)在(zài)烤(kǎo)盘(pán)上(shàng)并(bìng)且(qiě)涂(tú)抹(mǒ)蛋(dàn)白(bái)。

Put them on the baking pan and smear them with egg whites.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by tinytina · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)个(ge)蛋(dàn)糕(gāo)的(de)配(pèi)方(fāng)只(zhǐ)需(xū)要(yào)蛋(dàn)白(bái)，不(bù)需(xū)要(yào)蛋(dàn)黄(huáng)。

This cake recipe only requires egg whites, not egg yolks.

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