dàn
蛋
egg; spherical object
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 10 examplesnoun
egg laid by birds, turtles, snakes, etc.
Refers to fertilized or unfertilized reproductive eggs from non-mammalian animals, most commonly chicken eggs in daily use.
Wǒ我
měi每
tiān天
zǎo早
shàng上
dōu都
chī吃
yī一
gè个
jī鸡
dàn蛋
。
I eat one chicken egg every morning.
Shé蛇
zài在
cǎo草
cóng丛
lǐ里
chǎn产
xià下
le了
shé蛇
dàn蛋
。
The snake laid its eggs in the grass.
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Mā妈
ma妈
yòng用
yā鸭
dàn蛋
zuò做
le了
xián咸
yā鸭
dàn蛋
。
Mom made salted duck eggs with duck eggs.
Wū乌
guī龟
zài在
shā沙
tān滩
shàng上
wā挖
le了
dòng洞
chǎn产
luǎn卵
。
The turtle dug a hole on the beach to lay eggs.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
niǎo鸟
de的
dàn蛋
shì是
qiǎn浅
lán蓝
sè色
de的
。
The eggs of this bird are light blue.
noun
spherical object (colloquial)
informalAlmost always used with the diminutive suffix 儿, often refers to round, compact items made of clay, food, or other materials.
Xiǎo小
péng朋
you友
niē捏
le了
yí一
ge个
ní泥
dànr蛋
fàng儿
zài放
zhuō在
zi桌
shàng子
上
。
The kid made a clay ball and put it on the table.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
shān山
yào药
dànr蛋
kǒu儿
gǎn口
fěn感
nuò粉
fēi糯
，
cháng非
hǎo常
chī好
吃
。
This kind of small yam tuber has a starchy, glutinous taste and is very delicious.
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Tā他
bǎ把
xuě雪
qiún球
gǔn滚
chéng成
le了
yí一
ge个
dà大
xuě雪
dànr蛋
儿
。
He rolled a snowball into a big snow ball.
Nǎi奶
nai奶
yòng用
miàn面
róu揉
le了
jǐ几
ge个
miàn面
dànr蛋
dāng儿
diǎn当
xīn点
心
。
Grandma kneaded several dough balls as snacks.
Méi煤
yáo窑
lǐ里
wá挖
chū出
le了
jǐ几
ge个
méi煤
dànr蛋
儿
。
Several coal lumps were dug out of the coal mine.