Hanzi
Traditional
Simplified

fowl/chicken/CL:隻|只[zhi1]/(slang) prostitute

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 1

Pinyin

Bopomofo

ㄐㄧ

Jyutping

gai1

Example sentences

這家餐廳的炸雞非常有名。
这家餐厅的炸鸡非常有名。

This restaurant's fried chicken is very famous.

chái
這塊雞肉煮得太柴了。
这块鸡肉煮得太柴了。

This piece of chicken was cooked until it was too dry and tough.

我早餐吃了一顆雞蛋。
我早餐吃了一颗鸡蛋。

I ate an egg for breakfast.

雞蛋是論斤賣的。
鸡蛋是论斤卖的。

Eggs are sold by weight.

公雞每天早上都會啼叫。
公鸡每天早上都会啼叫。

The rooster crows every morning.

每天清晨,公雞都會在庭院裡報曉。
每天清晨,公鸡都会在庭院里报晓。

Every morning, the rooster crows to announce the dawn in the courtyard.

那隻母雞下了一個蛋。
那只母鸡下了一个蛋。

That hen laid an egg.

dàn
母雞下了一顆蛋。
母鸡下了一颗蛋。

The hen laid an egg.

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