蛋糕dàn gāocake
蛋糕 (dàn gāo) means "cake." It names the sweet baked food people often buy or make for a birthday or a party, as in 生日蛋糕 (birthday cake). It can take the measure word 块 for a piece, as in 一块蛋糕 (a piece of cake), or 个 for a whole cake.
What does 蛋糕 mean?
- 1.
cakenoun
What do the characters in 蛋糕 mean?
- 蛋egg
- 糕cake
How do you use 蛋糕?
蛋糕 can take 块 for a piece, as in 一块蛋糕.
What are some examples of 蛋糕 in a sentence?
How is 蛋糕 used in a conversation?
- Speaker A:
明天是小美的生日。
Míngtiān shì Xiǎo Měi de shēngrì.
Tomorrow is Xiao Mei's birthday.
- Speaker B:
我们给她买个蛋糕吧。
Wǒmen gěi tā mǎi ge dàngāo ba.
Let's buy her a cake.
- Speaker A:
好,买巧克力的,她最喜欢。
Hǎo, mǎi qiǎokèlì de, tā zuì xǐhuan.
OK, a chocolate one. She likes that best.
- Speaker B:
我下班去买。
Wǒ xiàbān qù mǎi.
I'll go buy it after work.
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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.