Chinese word

鸡蛋

Pronunciation

Pinyinjī dàn

Meaning

  • nounegg

Example

我早餐吃了一个鸡蛋。wǒ zǎo cān chī le yí gè jī dàn

I ate one egg for breakfast.

Illustration for 鸡蛋 (egg)

More examples

桌子上有两个鸡蛋。zhuō zi shàng yǒu liǎng gè jī dàn

There are two eggs on the table.

Core concept

A familiar oval food from a hen, eaten at breakfast or used as a cooking ingredient.

Common phrases

  • 一个鸡蛋yí gè jī dàn

    one egg

  • 两个鸡蛋liǎng gè jī dàn

    two eggs

  • 鸡蛋汤jī dàn tāng

    egg soup

Similar words

蛋dàn: A general term for an egg when its type is not specified.

Definition in Chinese

母鸡产下的可以食用的卵，形状通常为椭圆或圆形，常作为早餐或烹饪原料。mǔ jī chǎn xià de ké yǐ shí yòng de luǎn xíng zhuàng tōng cháng wèi tuǒ yuán huò yuán xíng cháng zuò wéi zǎo cān huò pēng rèn yuán liào

Word origin

鸡 (jī, "chicken") + 蛋 (dàn, "egg") forms a compound that literally means an egg from a chicken.

Usage tips

  • For this food, the Chinese counting pattern is number + measure word + noun, while English usually uses only number + noun.

Related words

  • 鸡蛋黄jī dàn huángegg yolknoun
  • 鸡蛋白jī dàn báiegg whitenoun
  • 鸡蛋饼jī dàn bǐngegg pancakenoun

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