鸡蛋

雞蛋

jīdàn

noun HSK 1 #3,073

Meanings

我每天早上吃一个鸡蛋。

Wǒ měitiān zǎoshang chī yí ge jīdàn.

I eat one egg every morning.

你会做番茄炒鸡蛋吗？

Nǐ huì zuò fānqié chǎo jīdàn ma?

Can you make tomato and scrambled eggs?

culture

番茄炒鸡蛋 (tomato and scrambled eggs) is often called the first dish every Chinese person learns to cook. It's a national comfort food.

usage

Other types of eggs: 鸭蛋 (duck egg), 鹌鹑蛋 (quail egg), 皮蛋 (century egg), 茶叶蛋 (tea egg — a popular street snack).

鸡 jī

蛋 dàn