jī

鸡

HSK 2Character · NounTraditional雞

chicken; fowl; surname

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Meanings

2 senses · 10 examples
1.

noun

chicken; domestic fowl

Refers to the common domestic bird, especially the Gallus gallus domesticus. Used in both culinary and general contexts.

Nóng农
chǎng场
lǐ里
yǎng养
le了
hěn很
duō多
jī鸡
 。

They raise many chickens on the farm.

Wǒ我
zuì最
xǐ喜
huān欢
chī吃
mā妈
ma妈
zuò做
de的
hóng红
shāo烧
jī鸡
 。

I love eating the braised chicken my mom makes.

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Gōng公
jī鸡
měi每
tiān天
zǎo早
chén晨
dǎ打
míng鸣
 。

The rooster crows every morning.

Chéng成
yǔ语
 “
jī鸡
quǎn犬
bù不
níng宁
 ”
xíng形
róng容
sāo骚
rǎo扰
dé得
hěn很
lì厉
hai害
 。

The idiom 'chickens and dogs have no peace' describes a situation of great disturbance.

Jī鸡
dàn蛋
shì是
cháng常
jiàn见
de的
yíng营
yǎng养
shí食
pǐn品
 。

Eggs are a common nutritious food.

2.

noun

surname Ji

formal

A Chinese surname. Typically precedes a given name.

Jī鸡
xiān先
sheng生
shì是
zhè这
cì次
huì会
yì议
de的
zhǔ主
chí持
rén人
 。

Mr. Ji is the host of this meeting.

Nǐ你
zhī知
dào道
xìng姓
Jī鸡
de的
míng名
rén人
ma吗
 ?

Do you know any famous people with the surname Ji?

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Jī鸡
zhè这
ge个
xìng姓
shì氏
bǐ比
jiào较
shǎo少
jiàn见
 。

The surname Ji is relatively rare.

Wǒ我
de的
tóng同
shì事
xìng姓
Jī鸡
 。

My colleague's surname is Ji.

Zài在
bǎi百
jiā家
xìng姓
lǐ里
kě可
yǐ以
zhǎo找
dào到
Jī鸡
xìng姓
 。

You can find the surname Ji in the Hundred Family Surnames.