egg in Chinese

How to write 鸡蛋

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鸡蛋 is listed in the official HSK vocabulary at HSK 1. The beginner band covers the first, most essential words every learner needs.

鸡蛋 in a sentence

• 早zǎo餐cān我wǒ吃chī一yī个gè鸡jī蛋dàn。

  I eat an egg for breakfast.

• 西xī红hóng柿shì炒chǎo鸡jī蛋dàn很hěn好hǎo吃chī。

  Tomato and egg stir-fry is delicious.

• 他tā不bù喜xǐ欢huān吃chī鸡jī蛋dàn。

  He does not like eggs.

鸡蛋 vs 蛋 vs 鸡肉

Similar and easily confused words, and how they differ.

• 蛋 dàn egg (bound form)

  The bound 'egg' — 蛋糕 'cake', 坏蛋 'bad egg; villain'. 鸡蛋 is specifically a chicken egg.

• 鸡肉 jī ròu chicken (meat)

  鸡 = chicken; 鸡肉 = chicken meat; 鸡蛋 = its eggs. Three different things on the menu.