Chinese Word: 糕 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

糕HSK 3

Pinyin: gāo

English Definition: cake

Chinese Definition:
①用米粉或面粉搀和其他材料蒸制或烘烤而成的食品：年糕。蛋糕。绿豆糕。糕点。糕饼。

Total strokes: 16; Radical: 米

Pictophonetic:羔 indicates the sound; 米 (rice) conveys the meaning.

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Similar Characters: 榚

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蛋糕HSK 3	dàn gāo	cake; Classifiers: 块
糟糕HSK 5	zāo gāo	too bad; how terrible; what bad luck; terrible; bad
糕点	gāo diǎn	cakes; pastries
年糕	nián gāo	nian gao, New Year cake, typically a sweet, steamed cake made with glutinous rice flour
雪糕	xuě gāo	frozen treat

1		wǒ 我 xiǎng 想 fēn 分 yí xià 一下 dàn gāo 蛋糕。 I want to divide the cake.
2		wǒ 我 yǒu yī gè 有一个 xiǎo kuài 小块 dàn gāo 蛋糕。 I have a small piece of cake.
3		tā 她 zhī dào 知道 rú hé 如何 zuò 做 dàn gāo 蛋糕。 She knows how to make a cake.
4		zhè ge 这个 dàn gāo 蛋糕 kè zhòng 克重 500 kè 克。 This cake weighs 500 grams.
5		zhè ge 这个 dàn gāo 蛋糕 wèi dao 味道 hǎo jí 好极 le 了。 This cake tastes amazingly good.

1		wǒ 我 xiǎng 想 fēn 分 yí xià 一下 dàn gāo 蛋糕。 I want to divide the cake.
2		wǒ 我 yǒu yī gè 有一个 xiǎo kuài 小块 dàn gāo 蛋糕。 I have a small piece of cake.
3		tā 她 zhī dào 知道 rú hé 如何 zuò 做 dàn gāo 蛋糕。 She knows how to make a cake.
4		zhè ge 这个 dàn gāo 蛋糕 kè zhòng 克重 500 kè 克。 This cake weighs 500 grams.
5		zhè ge 这个 dàn gāo 蛋糕 wèi dao 味道 hǎo jí 好极 le 了。 This cake tastes amazingly good.