Meaning of 鸡蛋
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- (chicken) egg
- hen's egg
Measure word: 個|个,打
How to use 鸡蛋
鸡蛋 is the everyday word for eggs you buy and cook. It is counted with 个 (gè), and 蛋 also appears in many food words like 蛋糕 (dàngāo, cake). Example: 我早上吃了两个鸡蛋。(Wǒ zǎoshang chī le liǎng gè jīdàn.) I ate two eggs this morning.
鸡 (jī) is chicken and 蛋 (dàn) is egg, so 鸡蛋 is simply a chicken egg. Picture the 鸟 bird part on the right of 鸡 sitting on top of a 蛋.
Common mistake: Learners often say 鸡蛋 with two flat or two falling tones. It is jī (first tone) plus dàn (fourth tone). Also be careful using 蛋 alone with people, since words like 笨蛋 (bèndàn, fool) and 完蛋 (wándàn, done for) are slangy or insulting.
鸡蛋 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
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鸡 jī · fowl · 7 strokes
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蛋 dàn · egg · 11 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 鸡蛋.
| 蛋糕 | dàngāo | cake |
| 公鸡 | gōngjī | cock; rooster |
| 母鸡 | mǔjī | hen; don't know (humorous slang mimicking Cantonese 唔知, Jyutping: m4 zi1) |
| 笨蛋 | bèndàn | (mild insult) fool; idiot; (playful) silly person |
| 完蛋 | wándàn | (coll.) to be done for |
| 蛋白质 | dànbáizhì | protein |
| 鹤立鸡群 | hèlìjīqún | a crane in a flock of chicken (idiom); way above the common; manifestly superior |
| 混蛋 | húndàn | scoundrel; bastard |
| 王八蛋 | wángbādàn | bastard; son of a bitch |
| 坏蛋 | huàidàn | bad egg; scoundrel |
| 滚蛋 | gǔndàn | (slang) get out of here!; beat it! |
| 蠢蛋 | chǔndàn | fool; dolt |
Questions about 鸡蛋
What does 鸡蛋 mean?
鸡蛋 (jīdàn) means "(chicken) egg; hen's egg" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 鸡蛋?
鸡蛋 is made of 2 characters: 鸡 (7 strokes), 蛋 (11 strokes). That is 18 strokes in total.
Is 鸡蛋 an HSK word?
Yes. 鸡蛋 is on the HSK 1 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 鸡蛋 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 鸡蛋 is written 雞蛋.
Can I just say 蛋 instead of 鸡蛋?
Yes, in casual speech and in dish names 蛋 alone often means a chicken egg, as in 蛋炒饭 (dàn chǎofàn, egg fried rice). On its own in a sentence, 鸡蛋 is clearer and more natural for beginners.
How do I say egg white and egg yolk?
Egg white is 蛋白 (dànbái) and egg yolk is 蛋黄 (dànhuáng). 蛋白 also forms 蛋白质 (dànbáizhì), which means protein.