How to say “cookie” in Chinese

饼干

bǐnggān

cookie, cracker

noun · HSK 4 · topic “Food and Cooking”

“Cookie” in Chinese is 饼干, bǐng gān: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.

How to pronounce it

饼干 is read bǐng gān: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

bǐng — 3rd tonelow, dipping and rising a little

gān — 1st tonehigh and level, like a long note

How to write it

饼

bǐng — flatbread, cookie

On the left, 饣 “food”; on the right, 并 bìng hints at the sound. In 月饼 it's read in the neutral tone: bing.

干

gān — dry; do

Two readings: gān in 干净 and gàn, “do”.

Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “饼干”.

Examples

Sentences from the course lessons with 饼干. Tap the sound icon to listen.

这包饼干有两百克。zhèbāobǐnggānyǒuliǎngbǎikèThis pack of cookies weighs two hundred grams.
请给我两百克饼干qǐnggěiwǒliǎngbǎikèbǐnggānPlease give me two hundred grams of cookies.
朋友送了我一盒子饼干。péngyousònglewǒyìhézibǐnggānA friend gave me a box of cookies.
这种饼干的保质期是多长时间？zhèzhǒngbǐnggāndebǎozhìqīshìduōchángshíjiānWhat's the shelf life of these cookies?
这种饼干很脆，口感很好。zhèzhǒngbǐnggānhěncuì,kǒugǎnhěnhǎoThese cookies are crunchy and have a great texture.

More words from the lesson “Snacks and Grams”

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “cookie” in Chinese?

“Cookie” in Chinese is 饼干, pinyin bǐnggān.

What does 饼干 mean?

饼干 (bǐnggān) means “cookie, cracker”.

How do you write 饼干?

饼干 is 2 characters: 饼 (bǐng) — flatbread, cookie; 干 (gān) — dry; do. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 饼干?

饼干 is read bǐnggān. Tones: bǐng — third tone, gān — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.

“cookie” in the lesson “Snacks and Grams”

This word is from the topic “Food and Cooking” of HSK 4. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.

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