海绵蛋糕 (hǎimiándàngāo): sponge cake

Measure Word

一块海绵蛋糕 kuài

Meanings

1 sponge cake

Characters

cotton; soft (海绵 = sponge)

Examples

生日蛋糕的底层常用海绵蛋糕。

Shēngrì dàngāo de dǐcéng cháng yòng hǎimián dàngāo.

The base of a birthday cake is often sponge cake.

海绵蛋糕的关键是把蛋打发。

Hǎimián dàngāo de guānjiàn shì bǎ dàn dǎfā.

The key to sponge cake is whipping the eggs to full volume.

Tips

memory

Literally 海绵 (sponge) + 蛋糕 (cake): named for its airy, sponge-like crumb.

Stroke Order

海 hǎi

绵 mián

蛋 dàn

糕 gāo

Related Words

海绵 hǎimián HSK 7 #10,202

sponge / sea sponge / foam

水果蛋糕 shuǐguǒdàngāo

fruit cake / sponge cake topped or filled with fresh fruit

鸡蛋糕 jīdàngāo

sponge cake / egg cake

花蛋糕 huādàngāo

decorated cake with floral icing; flower cake / Yunnan rose-petal pastry (a regional specialty also called 鲜花饼)

奶油蛋糕 nǎiyóudàngāo

cream cake / buttercream / whipped-cream cake

鲜奶蛋糕 xiānnǎidàngāo

fresh cream cake / whipped cream cake

蛋糕 dàngāo HSK 5 #1,409

cake

海绵动物 hǎimiándòngwù

sponges (phylum Porifera)

黑森林蛋糕 hēisēnlíndàngāo

Black Forest cake / Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte

婚礼蛋糕 hūnlǐdàngāo

wedding cake