VocabularyHSK 3 · core

鸡蛋

jīdàn

egg

Part of speech · noun

Pattern visualization

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Examples

  1. 我每天吃一个鸡蛋。
    I eat one egg every day.
  2. 炒鸡蛋很简单。
    Scrambling eggs is easy.

Collocations

炒鸡蛋煮鸡蛋一个鸡蛋

Mnemonic

鸡蛋 jīdàn "egg" — 鸡 (chicken) + 蛋 (egg). 蛋 specifically for poultry/reptile eggs (vs 卵 luǎn, more formal/biological). 鸡蛋 = chicken egg specifically.

Quick check

  1. 蛋 vs 卵?

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