Definitions
n. A bird kept for its eggs or meat.
鸡
n. Meat from a chicken, eaten as food.
鸡肉
Example
The chickens scratched the soil beside our vegetable patch.
那些鸡在我们的菜地旁刨土。
Replacing some red meat with chicken can reduce the environmental impact of a person's diet.
用鸡肉替代部分红肉，可以减少个人饮食对环境的影响。
Collocations
- keep chickens
- roast chicken
- chicken breast
- chicken soup
Usage tip
指活鸡时可数，指鸡肉时不可数；小鸡常用chick。
FAQ
- What does chicken mean?
- A bird kept for its eggs or meat. Meat from a chicken, eaten as food.
- How is chicken pronounced?
- UK /ˈtʃɪkɪn/, US /ˈtʃɪkɪn/. Use the audio buttons above to listen.
