吃鸭蛋

吃鴨蛋
chīyādàn
idiom

Meanings

  1. 1 to get a zero (on a test or in a contest)
  2. 2 to score a goose egg
  3. 3 to come away with nothing

Examples

HSK 2
Zhècì shùxué kǎoshì tā yòu chīyādàn le.
He got another zero on the math test.
HSK 7-9
Wǒmen duì quánchǎng chīyādàn, yī qiú wèi jìn.
Our team got shut out - didn't score a single goal.
HSK 7-9
Bié ràng háizi chīyādàn, fǔdǎo yíxià ba.
Don't let the kid flunk - give him some tutoring.

Tips

memory
A duck egg is round and white - shaped like a zero. English has the matching "goose egg" for the same reason.

Stroke Order

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