蛋糕 dàngāo cake
How to remember 蛋糕: 蛋 eggs + 糕 cake = cake.
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How it is used
- Western-style cake - 生日蛋糕 (shēngrì dàngāo) birthday cake, 切蛋糕 (qiē dàngāo) to cut the cake.
- Distinct from 糕点 (gāodiǎn) pastries and 月饼 (mooncake); 蛋糕 is specifically the soft egg-based cake.
- Figurative 'the pie' in economics: 做大蛋糕 (zuò dà dàngāo) grow the pie, 分蛋糕 divide up the spoils.
- Measure word: 一块蛋糕 (yí kuài dàngāo) a slice, or 一个蛋糕 a whole cake.
Example sentences
- 请吃点蛋糕。 Qǐngchī diǎn dàngāo.Please eat some cake.
- 这有一块蛋糕。 Zhè yǒu yī kuài dàngāo.Here's a piece of cake.
- 我想要点蛋糕。 Wǒ xiǎngyào diǎn dàngāo.I want some cake.