鸡蛋 (jīdàn) — egg

鸡蛋 (jīdàn)

A chicken egg. 鸡 means "chicken" and 蛋 means "egg." While 蛋 alone can mean any egg, 鸡蛋 specifically refers to hen's eggs, which are the most common in Chinese cooking.

Meanings

1. [noun] Chicken egg. The egg laid by a hen, used widely in Chinese cooking.

Example Sentences

我每天早上吃一个鸡蛋。 Wǒ měitiān zǎoshang chī yī gè jīdàn. I eat one egg every morning.

冰箱里有鸡蛋吗？ Bīngxiāng lǐ yǒu jīdàn ma? Are there eggs in the refrigerator?

她会做炒鸡蛋。 Tā huì zuò chǎo jīdàn. She knows how to make scrambled eggs.

一个鸡蛋多少钱？ Yī gè jīdàn duōshao qián? How much is one egg?

Collocations

Memory Hook

鸡 is "chicken" and 蛋 is "egg." A 鸡蛋 is simply a "chicken egg." The character 蛋 has a bug (虫) component at the bottom, an old reference to small creatures hatching from eggs.