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Simplfied Chinese
一打
Traditional Chinese
一打
Mandarin pinyin pronunciation
yī dǎ /yī dá
Cantonese jyutpin pronunciation
yat1 da1
Short definition dozen
Usage frequency Somewhat infrequent
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All available English definitions dozenLDC icon /
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Copyleft icon Cantofish icon Cantofish: samemdbg
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Copyleft icon Cdict icon CDict: sameldc'
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一打(yī dǎ yī dá) dozen
鸡蛋(jī dàn) hen's egg
多少钱(duō shǎo qián) how much money

How much are a dozen eggs?

我把(wǒbǎ)
一打(yī dǎ yī dá) dozen
鸡蛋(jī dàn) hen's egg
买好了(mǎi hǎo le) to buy

I finished buying a dozen eggs.

玛丽(mǎ lì) Mary or Marie (name)
(yào) may
一打(yī dǎ yī dá) dozen
鸡蛋(jī dàn) hen's egg

Mary wants a dozen eggs.

(tā) she
(mǎi) to purchase
(liǎo) (of eyes) bright
一打(yī dǎ yī dá) dozen
尼龙袜 。
She bought a dozen nylon socks.

(jǐ) to provide
(wǒ) I
一打(yī dǎ yī dá) dozen
橘子(jú zi) tangerine

Give me a dozen oranges.

我要(wǒyào)
一打(yī dǎ yī dá) dozen
奶油(nǎi yóu) cream or butter (meaning varies regionally)
泡芙(pào fú) profiterole

I want a dozen cream puffs.

(wǒ) I
今天(jīn tiān) today
买了(mǎi le) to buy
一打(yī dǎ yī dá) dozen
铅笔(qiān bǐ) lead pencil

I bought a dozen pencils today.

汤姆(tāng mǔ) Tom (name)
买了(mǎi le) to buy
一打(yī dǎ yī dá) dozen
甜甜圈( tián tián juān) donut

Tom bought a dozen donuts.

在美国的( zài měi guó de) stateside
面包店(miàn bāo diàn) tommy-shop
, |
面包师傅(miàn bāo shī fù) baker
(dedì) of
一打(yī dǎ yī dá) dozen
|
(shì) is
1 3 ,
不是(bú shì) is not
1 2 。
In U.S. bakeries, a "baker's dozen" is 13, not 12.

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