Meaning
cake
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “gao” becomes a different word in each tone. 糕 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 蛋糕dàn gāocake
- 糟糕zāo gāotoo bad; how terrible; what bad luck; terrible
- 年糕nián gāonian gao, New Year cake, typically a sweet, steamed cake made with glutinous rice flour
- 发糕fā gāofa gao, a type of steamed sponge cake, usu. sweetened, commonly consumed at Chinese New Year
- 糕点gāo diǎncakes; pastries
Example Sentence
生日那天，妈妈给我做了一个大蛋糕。Shēng rì nà tiān, mā ma gěi wǒ zuò le yí ge dà dàn gāo.On my birthday, Mom made me a big cake.
生日Shēng rìbirthday那天nà tiānthat day，妈妈mā mamama给gěito我wǒI做zuòto make了le(completed action)一个yí gea大dàbig蛋糕dàn gāocake。