鸡

雞traditional

HSK 3#1356 by frequencyradical 鸟

jī["n"]

fowl; chicken; (slang) prostitute

Measure word: 只

Examples

一打鸡蛋多少钱？

How much are a dozen eggs?

嫁鸡随鸡嫁狗随狗。

If you marry a chicken, follow the chicken; if you marry a dog, follow the dog.

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0, modified). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Frequency ranks from the BCC corpus. Full credits on the Attributions page.