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鸡蛋

雞蛋
jīdàn
noun HSK 1 #3,073

Meanings

  1. 1 egg
  2. 2 chicken egg

About the ingredient

蛋 Eggs

Hen's eggs, mostly brown-shelled in China. Chinese cooks scramble them with tomato, steam them into a silky custard, stir them into soup as ribbons, or boil them and simmer them in tea and soy sauce.

Contains egg

Used in 81 dishes

鸡蛋羹 jīdàngēng 酸辣汤 suānlàtāng 炒面 chǎomiàn 韭菜炒鸡蛋 jiǔcài chǎo jīdàn 番茄蛋汤 fānqiédàntāng 黄瓜炒鸡蛋 huánggua chǎo jīdàn 木须肉 mùxūròu 炒饭 chǎofàn 鸡蛋饼 jīdànbǐng 青椒炒鸡蛋 qīngjiāo chǎo jīdàn 茶叶蛋 cháyèdàn 蛋挞 dàntà 扬州炒饭 Yángzhōu chǎofàn 紫菜蛋花汤 zǐcài dànhuātāng 肠粉 chángfěn 洋葱炒鸡蛋 yángcōng chǎo jīdàn 肉饼蒸蛋 ròubǐng zhēng dàn 蚵仔煎 ézǐjiān 奶黄包 nǎihuángbāo 卤肉饭 lǔròufàn 炸鸡腿 zhájītuǐ 韭黄炒蛋 jiǔhuáng chǎo dàn 肉末蒸蛋 ròumò zhēng dàn 蛋炒饭 dànchǎofàn 岐山臊子面 Qíshān sàozimiàn 荷包蛋 hébāodàn 熘肉段 liūròuduàn 卤蛋 lǔdàn 煮鸡蛋 zhǔjīdàn 西红柿鸡蛋面 xīhóngshì jīdàn miàn 莴笋炒蛋 wōsǔn chǎo dàn 剁椒炒蛋 duòjiāo chǎo dàn 烤全羊 kǎoquányáng 四喜丸子 sìxǐwánzi 蛤蜊蒸蛋 gélí zhēng dàn 鸡蛋糕 jīdàngāo 凤梨酥 fènglísū 猪脚姜 zhūjiǎojiāng 疙瘩汤 gēdatāng 酥肉 sūròu 醪糟鸡蛋 láozāo jīdàn 刀削面 dāoxiāomiàn 润饼 rùnbǐng 手抓饼 shǒuzhuābǐng 桃酥 táosū 炸猪排 zházhūpái 炸茄盒 zháqiéhé 牛肉炒饭 niúròu chǎofàn 菠萝油 bōluóyóu 虾仁炒蛋 xiārén chǎo dàn 蛋饺 dànjiǎo 咸鱼鸡粒炒饭 xiányú jīlì chǎofàn 煎蛋 jiāndàn 煎饼盒子 jiānbǐng hézi 福建炒饭 Fújiàn chǎofàn 西多士 xīduōshì 一碗香 yìwǎnxiāng 土豆饼 tǔdòubǐng 春饼 chūnbǐng 火腿炒蛋 huǒtuǐ chǎo dàn 火腿炒饭 huǒtuǐ chǎofàn 炒泡面 chǎopàomiàn 炒粿条 chǎoguǒtiáo 炸丸子 zháwánzi 烤冷面 kǎolěngmiàn 煎饼果子 jiānbing guǒzi 红枣糕 hóngzǎogāo 红豆饼 hóngdòubǐng 菠萝包 bōluóbāo 虾仁炒饭 xiārén chǎofàn 虾多士 xiāduōshì 蛋花汤 dànhuātāng 铁蛋 tiědàn 锅塌豆腐 guōtā dòufu 锅烧意面 guōshāo yìmiàn 鸡蛋仔 jīdànzǎi 鸡蛋灌饼 jīdàn guànbǐng 奶油炸糕 nǎiyóu zhágāo 煎饼 jiānbǐng 赛螃蟹 sàipángxiè 软炸里脊 ruǎnzhá lǐji

Examples

HSK 2
Wǒ měitiān zǎoshang chī yí ge jīdàn.
I eat one egg every morning.
HSK 3
Yì jīn jīdàn duōshao qián?
How much is a jin of eggs?
HSK 5
Nǐ huì zuò fānqié chǎo jīdàn ma?
Can you make tomato and scrambled eggs?

Tips

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).

Stroke Order

鸡 jī
蛋 dàn