吃鸭蛋

吃鴨蛋

chī yādàn

idiom

Meanings

HSK 3

这次数学考试他又吃鸭蛋了。

Zhè cì shùxué kǎoshì tā yòu chī yādàn le.

He got another zero on the math test.

HSK 6

我们队全场吃鸭蛋，一球未进。

Wǒmen duì quánchǎng chī yādàn, yì qiú wèi jìn.

Our team got shut out - didn't score a single goal.

HSK 6

别让孩子吃鸭蛋，辅导一下吧。

Bié ràng háizi chī yādàn, fǔdǎo yíxià ba.

Don't let the kid flunk - give him some tutoring.

memory

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

吃 chī

鸭 yā

蛋 dàn