鸡jīfowl
鸡 (jī) means "chicken" or "fowl." It can name the live bird on a farm, or chicken as food, as in 我喜欢吃鸡. When you count live chickens, you can use the measure word 只, as in 一只鸡. This page covers the bird and food sense only.
What does 鸡 mean?
- 1.
fowlnoun
- 2.
chickennoun
What does the character 鸡 mean?
- 鸡fowl
How do you use 鸡?
Use 只 to count live chickens, as in 两只鸡.
Patterns
Number + 只 + 鸡
他家养了三只鸡。
Tā jiā yǎng le sān zhī jī.
His family keeps three chickens.
吃鸡
今天晚上我们吃鸡。
Jīntiān wǎnshang wǒmen chī jī.
We are eating chicken tonight.
What are some examples of 鸡 in a sentence?
How is 鸡 used in a conversation?
- Speaker A:
你爷爷住在哪儿？
Nǐ yéye zhù zài nǎr?
Where does your grandfather live?
- Speaker B:
他住在农村，家里有很多鸡。
Tā zhù zài nóngcūn, jiā lǐ yǒu hěn duō jī.
He lives in the countryside and has a lot of chickens at home.
- Speaker A:
那些鸡每天吃什么？
Nàxiē jī měi tiān chī shénme?
What do those chickens eat every day?
- Speaker B:
吃米，爷爷早上和下午各给一次。
Chī mǐ, yéye zǎoshang hé xiàwǔ gè gěi yí cì.
Rice. Grandpa feeds them once in the morning and once in the afternoon.
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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.