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蛋糕dàn gāocake

HSK 3word

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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. 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?

  1. 我买了一块蛋糕。

    Wǒ mǎi le yí kuài dàngāo.

    I bought a piece of cake.

  2. 生日蛋糕很好吃。

    Shēngrì dàngāo hěn hǎochī.

    The birthday cake is delicious.

  3. 这块蛋糕是妈妈昨天做的。

    Zhè kuài dàngāo shì māma zuótiān zuò de.

    This piece of cake was made by Mom yesterday.

How is 蛋糕 used in a conversation?

  1. Speaker A:

    明天是小美的生日。

    Míngtiān shì Xiǎo Měi de shēngrì.

    Tomorrow is Xiao Mei's birthday.

  2. Speaker B:

    我们给她买个蛋糕吧。

    Wǒmen gěi tā mǎi ge dàngāo ba.

    Let's buy her a cake.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.