Chinese Conversation · Level 20
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Chinese word
饼干
Pronunciation
Pinyinbǐng gān
Meaning
- nouncookie
Example
我想吃饼干。wǒ xiǎng chī bǐng gān
I want to eat cookies.
More examples
孩子们喜欢边看电视边吃饼干。hái zi men xǐ huān biān kàn diàn shì biān chī bǐng gān
Children like eating cookies while watching TV.
Core concept
A bite-sized baked flour food with little moisture, eaten as a light snack or alongside a drink.
Common phrases
吃饼干chī bǐng gān
eat cookies
买饼干mǎi bǐng gān
buy cookies
一包饼干yì bāo bǐng gān
a packet of cookies
Similar words
零食líng shí: A small amount of food eaten between meals as a casual snack.
面包miàn bāo: A soft, risen food baked mainly from wheat flour.
蛋糕dàn gāo: A mainly sweet, fluffy baked food made with ingredients such as eggs, flour, and sugar.
点心diǎn xīn: A small, light snack or tea-time food in Chinese cuisine, either sweet or savory.
Definition in Chinese
用面粉等原料制成并烘烤或烙制，质地多为酥脆或松软、口感偏干，常作为零食或配茶食用的小糕点。yòng miàn fěn děng yuán liào zhì chéng bìng hōng kǎo huò lào zhì zhì dì duō wèi sū cuì huò sōng ruǎn kóu gǎn piān gàn cháng zuò wéi líng shí huò pèi chá shí yòng de xiǎo gāo diǎn
Word origin
The compound joins 饼 (bǐng, "flour cake") and 干 (gān, "dry"), linking a familiar baked cake shape with the dry texture of the finished food.
Usage tips
- Chinese does not require the noun itself to reveal whether the food is sweet or savory, so flavor words can be added when that detail matters.
Other meanings
- biscuitnoun
- crackernoun
Opposites
- 主食zhǔ shístaple foodnoun
Related words
- 饼干店bǐng gān diàncookie shopnoun
- 苏打饼干sū dá bǐng gānsoda crackernoun