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蛋糕 (dàn gāo): Cake (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 2.0Level 3

HSK 3.0Level 3

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3.

Character Breakdown

蛋 • dàn • egg

dàn蛋

egg

糕 • gāo • cake; pastry

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Pinyindàn gāo

Meaningcake

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gāo糕

cake; pastry

4.

Readings & Senses

dàn gāo(dan gao)

1. [noun]cake[HSK3]

dàng āo(dang ao)

1. [noun]cake[HSK 3.0 · L3]

5.

How to Use 蛋糕 in Sentences

Verb + Object

zuò做

dàn蛋

gāo糕

neutral

make cake

chī吃

dàn蛋

gāo糕

neutral

eat cake

Measure Word + Nounwith块

yí一

kuài块

dàn蛋

gāo糕

Adjective + Noun

shēng生

rì日

dàn蛋

gāo糕

6.

Example Sentences with 蛋糕

zhè这

shì是

dàn蛋

gāo糕

。

This is a cake.

HSK 3 Words

More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 蛋糕.

洗澡xǐ zǎohave a shower; bath
生气shēng qìto get angry
叔叔shū shuuncle [father's younger brother]
音乐yīn yuèmusic
照相机zhào xiàng jīcamera
安静ān jìngto be quiet
周末zhōu mòweekend
世界shì jièworld
一边yī biānon the one hand …
城市chéng shìcity
筷子kuài zichopsticks
公园gōng yuánpark

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Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 蛋糕.

Words with 蛋

鸡蛋jī dàn(chicken) egg
蛋白质dàn bái zhìprotein
笨蛋bèn dànidiot / fool
下蛋

neutral

a piece of cake

neutral

birthday cake

qiǎo巧

kè克

lì力

dàn蛋

gāo糕

neutral

chocolate cake

wèi为

le了

qìng庆

zhù祝

shēng生

rì日

，

tā她

tè特

yì意

dìng订

le了

yí一

gè个

qiǎo巧

kè克

lì力

dàn蛋

gāo糕

。

To celebrate the birthday, she specially ordered a chocolate cake.

wǒ我

mǎi买

le了

yí一

gè个

dàn蛋

gāo糕

。

I bought a cake.

nǐ你

què确

dìng定

zhè这

kuài块

dàn蛋

gāo糕

lǐ里

méi没

yǒu有

tiān添

jiā加

rèn任

hé何

jiān坚

guǒ果

ma吗

？

Are you sure there are no nuts added in this piece of cake?

mā妈

ma妈

zuò做

de的

dàn蛋

gāo糕

hěn很

hǎo好

chī吃

。

The cake made by my mom is delicious.

xià dàn

lay eggs

坏蛋huài dànbad egg, villain

完蛋wán dàn(coll.) to be done for

捣蛋dǎo dànmake trouble, be naughty

浑蛋hún dànbastard; jerk

Words with 糕

糟糕zāo gāohow terrible; what bad luck; too bad
雪糕xuě gāoice cream bar; popsicle
糕点gāo diǎnpastry, cake
糕饼gāo bǐngpastry; cake and cookies