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How do you say "cookie" in Chinese?
饼干
bǐng gān
In Chinese, "cookie" is 饼干.
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Pronunciation
BING GAN. Bing is flat, gan is flat. Say both level and steady.
Writing and usage
Two characters: 饼 (bing) has 5 strokes meaning cake or flatbread, 干 (gan) has 3 strokes meaning dry or crispy.
Example sentence
我喜欢吃饼干。
I like eating cookies.
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How to remember 饼干
Dry cake. Cookies are dry cakes, so the characters describe their texture and nature.
Related words
- black pepper 黑胡椒 hēi hú jiāo
- black tea 红茶 hóng chá
- bottle 瓶子 píng zi
- cake 蛋糕 dàn gāo
- cat 猫 māo
- jam 果酱 guǒ jiàng
- pastry 糕点 gāo diǎn
- pie 馅饼 xiàn bǐng
- waffle 华夫饼 huá fū bǐng
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Questions about 饼干
How do you say "cookie" in Chinese?
In Chinese, "cookie" is 饼干. It is a noun.
How is 饼干 written in Chinese?
Two characters: 饼 (bing) has 5 strokes meaning cake or flatbread, 干 (gan) has 3 strokes meaning dry or crispy.
How is 饼干 used in a sentence?
Use 饼干 as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: 我喜欢吃饼干。 (I like eating cookies.).
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