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- 鸡蛋
鸡蛋
jī dàn
Meaning
- (chicken) egg
Definition
鸡所产的卵，即鸡蛋。
Egg laid by a chicken.
Usage
通常指作为食物的鸡蛋，也可用于比喻，如‘鸡蛋里挑骨头’。
Usually refers to eggs as food, also used in metaphors like 'looking for bones in an egg' (nitpicking).
Examples
- 1 每天早上吃一个鸡蛋对身体好。(Eating an egg every morning is good for your health.)
- 2 这道菜需要两个鸡蛋。(This dish requires two eggs.)
- 3 他在鸡蛋里挑骨头，故意找茬。(He is nitpicking, deliberately finding fault.)
- 4 鸡蛋价格最近上涨了。(The price of eggs has risen recently.)
- 5 她把鸡蛋打散后煎成蛋饼。(She beat the eggs and fried them into an omelette.)
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