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How do you say "cake" in Chinese?
蛋糕
dàn gāo
In Chinese, "cake" is 蛋糕.
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Pronunciation
DAN GAO. Dan is falling tone, gao is flat. Drop on dan, keep gao level.
Writing and usage
Two characters: 蛋 (dan) has 11 strokes with insect radical meaning egg, 糕 (gao) has 16 strokes with grain radical meaning cake or pastry.
Example sentence
我做了一个蛋糕。
I made a cake.
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How to remember 蛋糕
Egg cake. Cakes often have eggs as a main ingredient, so the characters hint at this.
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- honey 蜂蜜 fēng mì
- jar 罐子 guàn zi
- rolling pin 擀面杖 gǎn miàn zhàng
- waffle 华夫饼 huá fū bǐng
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Questions about 蛋糕
How do you say "cake" in Chinese?
In Chinese, "cake" is 蛋糕. It is a noun.
How is 蛋糕 written in Chinese?
Two characters: 蛋 (dan) has 11 strokes with insect radical meaning egg, 糕 (gao) has 16 strokes with grain radical meaning cake or pastry.
How is 蛋糕 used in a sentence?
Use 蛋糕 as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: 我做了一个蛋糕。 (I made a cake.).
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