饼干 bǐnggān biscuit
biscuit; cracker; cookie
How to remember 饼干: 饼 ricecake + 干 do = biscuit.
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How it is used
- Biscuit / cracker / cookie - 一块饼干 (yí kuài bǐnggān) a biscuit.
- 饼 (flat cake) + 干 (dry); it's the dry, crisp baked good, distinct from 饼 (bǐng) which is a soft flatbread/pancake.
- Measure word 块 for one, 包/盒 for a package/box.
Example sentences
- 她正在吃饼干。 Tā zhèng zài chī bǐnggān.She is eating cookies.
- 想吃多少饼干就吃多少。 Xiǎng chī duōshǎo bǐnggān jiù chī duōshǎo.Take as many cookies as you want.
- 我给了汤姆三块饼干。 Wǒ gěi le tāngmǔ sānkuài bǐnggān.I gave Tom three cookies.