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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

[jī]
  1. 1. noun chicken
    cock
    hen

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

[jī]
  1. 1. noun chicken
    cock; rooster
    hen
    chick; chicken
    鸣而起
    rise at cockcrow

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

[jī]
  1. 1. 家禽,嘴短而尖,头部有肉冠。翅膀不发达,不能高飞。肉和蛋可以食用。

Examples

炖一只
stew a chicken
一打鸣儿,她就起床准备早饭了。
She gets up to prepare breakfast as soon as she hears the rooster crow.
家养的生出的蛋比较大,但是味道却不怎么样。
Domesticated chicken lays bigger eggs, but they don't taste so good.
六畜是马、牛、羊、猪、狗、这六种家畜家禽的合称。
The six domestic animals refer to the horse, ox, goat, pig, dog and chicken.
他下狠心杀了场里所有染病的
He had to make up his mind to kill all the infected chickens on his farm.
经过育肥,养场的生长得很迅速。
After being fattened, the chickens on the chicken farm are growing rapidly.
栖于埘。
扣在笼子里
打开窝,把撒出来
今年养了不老少的

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