鸡蛋
jīdàn
egg
Part of speech · noun
Pattern visualization
no decomposition available
Examples
- 我每天吃一个鸡蛋。I eat one egg every day.
- 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
蛋 vs 卵?