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蛋

dàn · dan/Dàn · dan

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HSK 2Measure words: 个 gè, 打 dá

Meaning

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dàn 蛋

  1. egg
  2. oval-shaped thing

Dàn 蛋

  1. variant of 蜑 (Dàn)
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Eggs in the nest

  1. Liangliang

    快看(kuàikàn)，树上(shùshàng)有(yǒu)一个(yīgè)鸟窝(niǎowō)！

    Look, there is a bird's nest in the tree!

  2. Dengdeng

    里面(lǐmiàn)有(yǒu)三个(sāngè)蛋(dàn)！

    There are three eggs inside!

  3. Liangliang

    别(bié)碰(pèng)蛋(dàn)，鸟妈妈(niǎomāma)会(huì)不高兴(bùgāoxìng)的(de)。

    Do not touch the eggs. The mother bird will be unhappy.

  4. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)知道(zhīdào)，我(wǒ)只(zhǐ)想(xiǎng)看(kàn)一眼(yīyǎn)。

    I know, I just want a look.

  5. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，有(yǒu)一个(yīgè)蛋(dàn)动(dòng)了(le)！

    Look, one egg moved!

  6. Dengdeng

    小鸟(xiǎoniǎo)要(yào)出来(chūlái)了(le)，我们(wǒmen)走远(zǒuyuǎn)一点(yīdiǎn)！

    The chick is coming out. Let us step back!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)去(qù)用(yòng)锅(guō)煎(jiān)一(yí)个(gè)蛋(dàn)。

I am going to fry an egg in a pan.

Tatoeba: Chinese by xjjAstrus · English by sharris123 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)们(men)养(yǎng)的(de)母(mǔ)鸡(jī)昨(zuó)天(tiān)生(shēng)了(le)很(hěn)多(duō)蛋(dàn)。

Our hens laid a lot of eggs yesterday.

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

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