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鸡

jī · ji

Traditional 雞

HSK 2Measure word: 只 zhī

Meaning

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  1. fowl
  2. chicken
  3. (slang) prostitute
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In a conversation

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The giant fried chicken

  1. Liangliang

    今晚(jīnwǎn)我们(wǒmen)吃(chī)炸鸡(zhájī)吧(ba)！

    Let us eat fried chicken tonight!

  2. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，夜市(yèshì)的(de)炸鸡(zhájī)最(zuì)好吃(hǎochī)。

    Good. The night market fried chicken is the tastiest.

  3. Liangliang

    老板(lǎobǎn)，来(lái)两块(liǎngkuài)鸡(jī)！

    Boss, two pieces of chicken please!

  4. Dengdeng

    哇(wa)，这块(zhèkuài)鸡(jī)比(bǐ)我(wǒ)的(de)脸(liǎn)还(hái)大(dà)！

    Wow, this piece of chicken is bigger than my face!

  5. Liangliang

    一块(yīkuài)就(jiù)够(gòu)了(le)，我们(wǒmen)一起(yīqǐ)吃(chī)。

    One piece is enough. Let us eat it together.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)们(men)养(yǎng)了(le)两(liǎng)只(zhī)狗(gǒu)、三(sān)只(zhī)猫(māo)和(hé)六(liù)只(zhī)鸡(jī)。

We have two dogs, three cats, and six chickens.

Tatoeba: Chinese by easononizuka · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)让(ràng)你(nǐ)买(mǎi)鱼(yú)，不(bú)是(shì)鸡(jī)！

I asked you to buy fish, not chicken!

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

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