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dàn
HSK 3.0 Level 2

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Definitions

  1. 1. egg
  2. 2. oval-shaped thing

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Words Containing 蛋

鸟不生蛋
niǎo bù shēng dàn

deserted (of a place)

炒蛋
chǎo dàn

scrambled eggs

大坏蛋
dà huài dàn

scoundrel

奶蛋素
nǎi dàn sù

ovo-lacto vegetarian

鸡蛋
jī dàn

(chicken) egg

冰蛋
bīng dàn

frozen eggs

蛋白光
dàn bái guāng

opalescence

蛋清
dàn qīng

(coll.) egg white

球状蛋白质
qiú zhuàng dàn bái zhì

globular protein

扭蛋
niǔ dàn

toy in a capsule (dispensed from a vending machine)

茶叶蛋
chá yè dàn

tea egg (egg boiled with flavorings which may include black tea)

蛋白石
dàn bái shí

opal

混蛋
hún dàn

scoundrel

炒鸡蛋
chǎo jī dàn

scrambled eggs

鸟不生蛋,狗不拉屎
niǎo bù shēng dàn , gǒu bù lā shǐ

lit. (a place where) birds don't lay eggs and dogs don't defecate (idiom)

蛋包饭
dàn bāo fàn

rice omelet

摊鸡蛋
tān jī dàn

scrambled eggs

鸟不拉屎,鸡不生蛋
niǎo bù lā shǐ , jī bù shēng dàn

lit. (a place where) birds don't defecate and hens don't lay eggs (idiom)

蛋蛋
dàn dàn

(coll.) balls (testicles)

欧姆蛋
ōu mǔ dàn

omelette

太阳蛋
tài yang dàn

fried egg

鸡蛋碰石头
jī dàn pèng shí tou

lit. an egg colliding with a rock (idiom)

傻蛋
shǎ dàn

stupid young fellow

肏蛋
cào dàn

lousy

煎蛋卷
jiān dàn juǎn

omelet

捣蛋鬼
dǎo dàn guǐ

troublemaker

水煮蛋
shuǐ zhǔ dàn

boiled egg

纤毛动力蛋白
xiān máo dòng lì dàn bái

ciliary dynein protein

苍蝇不叮无缝蛋
cāng ying bù dīng wú fèng dàn

lit. flies do not attack an intact egg (idiom)

种蛋
zhǒng dàn

breeding egg

煮蛋
zhǔ dàn

boiled egg

屈头蛋
qū tóu dàn

see 鴨仔蛋|鸭仔蛋[yā zǐ dàn]

禽蛋
qín dàn

bird eggs

吃鸭蛋
chī yā dàn

(fig.) to score 0 (on a test, in competition etc)

蛋奶酥
dàn nǎi sū

soufflé

倒霉蛋
dǎo méi dàn

(coll.) poor devil

鱼蛋
yú dàn

fish ball

蛋黄
dàn huáng

egg yolk

蛋白胨
dàn bái dòng

peptone (biochemistry)

造型蛋糕
zào xíng dàn gāo

custom-designed cake (e.g. cake shaped like a guitar, camera or cartoon character)

蛋黄酱
dàn huáng jiàng

mayonnaise

蛋糕
dàn gāo

cake

脸蛋子
liǎn dàn zi

cheek

松花蛋
sōng huā dàn

century egg; preserved egg

滚蛋
gǔn dàn

get out of here!

鸭蛋青
yā dàn qīng

pale blue

坏蛋
huài dàn

bad egg

调皮捣蛋
tiáo pí dǎo dàn

naughty

芝士蛋糕
zhī shì dàn gāo

cheesecake

蛋挞
dàn tà

custard tart

蛋塔
dàn tǎ

see 蛋撻|蛋挞[dàn tà]

蛋白质
dàn bái zhì

protein

蛋品
dàn pǐn

egg products

蠢蛋
chǔn dàn

fool

转蛋
zhuǎn dàn

toy in a capsule (dispensed from a vending machine)

肌球蛋白
jī qiú dàn bái

myosin (biochemistry)

蛋壳
dàn ké

eggshell

蛋奶素
dàn nǎi sù

ovo-lacto vegetarian

孵蛋
fū dàn

to incubate

山药蛋
shān yao dàn

(dialect) potato

微量白蛋白
wēi liàng bái dàn bái

microalbumin

打蛋器
dǎ dàn qì

egg beater

煮蛋计时器
zhǔ dàn jì shí qì

egg timer

捣蛋
dǎo dàn

to cause trouble

蛋疼
dàn téng

(slang) ball-breaking

忘八蛋
wàng bā dàn

turtle's egg (highly offensive when directed at sb)

鸡蛋里挑骨头
jī dàn li tiāo gǔ tou

to look for bones in an egg

胶原蛋白
jiāo yuán dàn bái

collagen

巨蛋
jù dàn

oval-shaped stadium

蛋氨酸
dàn ān suān

methionine (Met), an essential amino acid

鸡蛋清
jī dàn qīng

egg white

跳蛋
tiào dàn

love egg (sex toy)

胃蛋白酶
wèi dàn bái méi

pepsin

血红蛋白
xuè hóng dàn bái

hemoglobin

荷包蛋
hé bāo dàn

poached egg

扯鸡巴蛋
chě jī ba dàn

to talk shit

蛋鸡
dàn jī

laying hen

脂蛋白
zhī dàn bái

lipoprotein

奶油鸡蛋
nǎi yóu jī dàn

cream sponge

鸡飞蛋打
jī fēi dàn dǎ

the chicken has flown the coop and the eggs are broken

蛋花汤
dàn huā tāng

clear soup containing beaten egg and green leafy vegetable

蛋炒饭节
dàn chǎo fàn jié

Fried Rice with Egg Festival, informally observed annually on November 25 as the anniversary of the death in 1950 of Mao Zedong's son Mao Anying, by people who are grateful that Mao's grip on China did not extend to a second generation (The younger Mao died in an American air raid in Korea, and, according to a popular account, his death was the result of cooking fried rice with egg, which produced smoke detected by US forces.)

穷光蛋
qióng guāng dàn

poor wretch

震蛋
zhèn dàn

love egg (sex toy)

重油蛋糕
zhòng yóu dàn gāo

pound cake

角蛋白
jiǎo dàn bái

keratin (protein forming nails and feathers etc)

肌动蛋白
jī dòng dàn bái

actin

起司蛋糕
qǐ sī dàn gāo

cheesecake

蛋逼
dàn bī

(dialect) to talk nonsense

蛋包
dàn bāo

omelet

喜蛋
xǐ dàn

red-painted eggs, traditional celebratory gift on third day after birth of new baby

完蛋
wán dàn

(coll.) to be done for

起士蛋糕
qǐ shì dàn gāo

cheesecake

蛋糕裙
dàn gāo qún

lit. cake skirt

蛋卷
dàn juǎn

egg roll

立蛋
lì dàn

egg balancing (activity popular in China at Lichun 立春[lì chūn] etc)

甲型球蛋白
jiǎ xíng qiú dàn bái

alpha globulin

年轮蛋糕
nián lún dàn gāo

baumkuchen (cake)

球蛋白
qiú dàn bái

globulin

王八蛋
wáng bā dàn

bastard (insult)

屁股蛋
pì gu dàn

butt cheek

铁蛋
tiě dàn

iron egg, a Taiwanese snack made by stewing eggs in soy sauce and air-drying them each day for a week

老子英雄儿好汉,老子反动儿混蛋
lǎo zi yīng xióng ér hǎo hàn , lǎo zi fǎn dòng ér hún dàn

If the father is a hero, the son is a real man. If the father is a reactionary, the son is a bastard. (Cultural Revolution slogan)

乳酪蛋糕
rǔ lào dàn gāo

cheesecake

咸鸭蛋
xián yā dàn

salted duck egg

高铁血红蛋白
gāo tiě xuè hóng dàn bái

methemoglobin

铁蛋子
tiě dàn zi

see 鐵球|铁球[tiě qiú]

鸡蛋炒饭
jī dàn chǎo fàn

egg fried rice

瞎扯蛋
xiā chě dàn

to talk irresponsibly; to talk nonsense

鸭仔蛋
yā zǐ dàn

balut (boiled duck egg with a partly-developed embryo, which is eaten from the shell)

窃蛋龙
qiè dàn lóng

oviraptorosaurus (egg-stealing dinosaur)

酪蛋白
lào dàn bái

casein (milk protein)

竖蛋
shù dàn

see 立蛋[lì dàn]

煎蛋
jiān dàn

fried egg

纤维蛋白
xiān wéi dàn bái

fibrous protein

肌纤蛋白
jī xiān dàn bái

myocilin

微管蛋白
wēi guǎn dàn bái

tubulin

毛鸭蛋
máo yā dàn

balut (boiled duck egg with a partly-developed embryo, which is eaten from the shell)

懒蛋
lǎn dàn

idler

黑森林蛋糕
hēi sēn lín dàn gāo

Black Forest cake

蛋白
dàn bái

egg white

磅蛋糕
bàng dàn gāo

pound cake

枕头蛋糕
zhěn tou dàn gāo

loaf cake

操蛋
cào dàn

lousy

蛋酒
dàn jiǔ

eggnog

蛋黄素
dàn huáng sù

lecithin (phospholipid found in egg yolk)

脸蛋
liǎn dàn

cheek

步子太大,容易扯着蛋
bù zi tài dà , róng yì chě zhe dàn

if you take too big a stride, you could easily rip your balls (catchphrase) (line spoken by actor 葛優|葛优[gě yōu] in the 2010 action comedy movie 讓子彈飛|让子弹飞[ràng zǐ dàn fēi])

滚彩蛋
gǔn cǎi dàn

egg rolling (rolling of decorated, hard-boiled eggs down hillsides by children at Easter)

倒蛋
dǎo dàn

mischief

卤蛋
lǔ dàn

peeled boiled egg, stewed in soy sauce and other flavorings

蓖麻毒蛋白
bì má dú dàn bái

ricin (biochemistry)

鸡蛋果
jī dàn guǒ

passion or egg fruit (Passiflora edulis)

笨蛋
bèn dàn

fool

蛋白素
dàn bái sù

albumin

皮蛋
pí dàn

century egg; preserved egg

下蛋
xià dàn

to lay eggs

萨赫蛋糕
sà hè dàn gāo

Sachertorte, Viennese chocolate cake

糖蛋白
táng dàn bái

glycoprotein

白蛋白
bái dàn bái

albumin

彩蛋
cǎi dàn

painted eggshell