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Hanzi

蛋

egg/CL:個|个[ge4],打[da2]/oval-shaped thing

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 1

Pinyin

dàn

Bopomofo

ㄉㄢˋ

Jyutping

daan2

Example sentences

蛋 dàn
母雞下了一顆蛋。
母鸡下了一颗蛋。

The hen laid an egg.

火腿 huǒtuǐ
他喜歡在早餐時吃火腿蛋三明治。
他喜欢在早餐时吃火腿蛋三明治。

He likes to eat ham and egg sandwiches for breakfast.

蛋糕 dàngāo
為了慶祝生日，我們買了一個蛋糕。
为了庆祝生日，我们买了一个蛋糕。

We bought a cake to celebrate the birthday.

做 zuò
她喜歡做蛋糕。
她喜欢做蛋糕。

She likes making cakes.

雞蛋 / 鸡蛋 jīdàn
我早餐吃了一顆雞蛋。
我早餐吃了一颗鸡蛋。

I ate an egg for breakfast.

論 / 论 lùn
雞蛋是論斤賣的。
鸡蛋是论斤卖的。

Eggs are sold by weight.

壞蛋 / 坏蛋 huàidàn
電影裡的壞蛋最後被主角揭穿了。
电影里的坏蛋最后被主角揭穿了。

The villain in the movie was finally exposed by the main character.

完蛋 wándàn
這件事再處理不好，我們就完蛋了。
这件事再处理不好，我们就完蛋了。

If this matter isn't handled well, we're finished.

Example Vocabulary

彩蛋

cai3'dan4

蛋

dan4

egg

蛋糕

dan4'gao1

cake

雞蛋

ji1'dan4

egg

壞蛋

huai4'dan4

villain; bad person; scoundrel

完蛋

wan2'dan4

to be finished; to be ruined; to be done for

搗蛋

dao3'dan4

操蛋

混蛋

hun4'dan4

傻蛋

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