Chinese
jīdàn
Meaning: egg
Part of Speech: Noun

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Handwriting

雞蛋
雞
蛋
鸡蛋
鸡
蛋

Example sentences

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.
這個雞蛋的殼很薄。
这个鸡蛋的壳很薄。
The shell of this egg is very thin.
我喜歡吃西紅柿炒雞蛋。
我喜欢吃西红柿炒鸡蛋。
I like eating tomato scrambled eggs.
請把雞蛋和麵粉攪拌均勻。
请把鸡蛋和面粉搅拌均匀。
Please mix the eggs and flour evenly.
雞蛋含有豐富的蛋白質。
鸡蛋含有丰富的蛋白质。
Eggs are rich in protein.
雞蛋和牛奶是豐富的蛋白質來源。
鸡蛋和牛奶是丰富的蛋白质来源。
Eggs and milk are rich sources of protein.

Usage Notes

Refers specifically to a chicken egg.

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