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鸡蛋

jī dàn · ji dan

Traditional 雞蛋

HSK 1Old HSK 2Measure words: 个 gè, 打 dá

Meaning

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  1. (chicken) egg
  2. hen's egg
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One egg for two

  1. Dengdeng

    亮亮(liàngliàng)，早饭(zǎofàn)你(nǐ)想(xiǎng)吃(chī)什么(shénme)？

    Liangliang, what do you want for breakfast?

  2. Liangliang

    煮(zhǔ)两个(liǎnggè)鸡蛋(jīdàn)吧(ba)。

    Let us boil two eggs.

  3. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，冰箱(bīngxiāng)里(lǐ)还有(háiyǒu)鸡蛋(jīdàn)吗(ma)？

    OK, are there still eggs in the fridge?

  4. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)看看(kànkan)……只有(zhǐyǒu)一个(yīgè)鸡蛋(jīdàn)。

    Let me see... there is only one egg.

  5. Dengdeng

    一个(yīgè)鸡蛋(jīdàn)，怎么(zěnme)分(fēn)？

    One egg. How do we share it?

  6. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)吃(chī)蛋白(dànbái)，你(nǐ)吃(chī)蛋黄(dànhuáng)，公平(gōngpíng)！

    I eat the white, you eat the yolk. Fair!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

要(yào)做(zuò)蛋(dàn)糕(gāo)，你(nǐ)要(yào)用(yòng)到(dào)鸡(jī)蛋(dàn)，黄(huáng)油(yóu)和(hé)糖(táng)。

To make a cake, you need egg, butter and sugar.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by robbieheslop · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

玛(mǎ)丽(lì)把(bǎ)鸡(jī)蛋(dàn)一(yì)颗(kē)一(yì)颗(kē)地(de)取(qǔ)了(le)出(chū)来(lái)。

Mary took out the eggs one by one.

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

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鸡
jī

fowl; chicken

蛋
dàn

egg; oval-shaped thing

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