鸡蛋雞蛋 jīdàn — egg (hen’s egg)
jīdàn (first tone, high and level)ji1dan4
Traditional: 雞蛋
egg (hen’s egg)
HSK 2· HSK 1–4 (classic)nounMeasure word 个
Meanings
egg (hen’s egg)
A hen’s egg — 鸡 "chicken" plus 蛋 "egg". Chinese names the bird, so a duck egg is 鸭蛋; 蛋 alone is the general word.
noun
Example sentences
- 我早上吃了两个鸡蛋。我早上吃了兩個雞蛋。Wǒ (third tone, dipping) zǎoshang (third tone, dipping) chīle (first tone, high and level) liǎng (third tone, dipping) ge (neutral tone) jīdàn. (first tone, high and level)···
I ate two eggs this morning.
- 这个菜里有鸡蛋吗？這個菜裡有雞蛋嗎？Zhège (fourth tone, falling) cài (fourth tone, falling) lǐ (third tone, dipping) yǒu (third tone, dipping) jīdàn (first tone, high and level) ma? (neutral tone)···
Is there egg in this dish?