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丁 dīng

small cube (of food); fourth

Strokes
2
Level
HSK 6
Radical
一
Type
Pictograph
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  1. 他在菜里加了一些肉丁。
    Tā zài cài lǐ jiāle yìxiē ròu dīng.
    He added some diced meat to the dish.
    he at dish inside add (particle) some meat-cube
  2. 这道菜的黄瓜丁切得均匀吗？
    Zhè dào cài de huángguā dīng qiē de jūnyún ma?
    Are the cucumber cubes in this dish cut evenly?
    this (measure) dish (particle) cucumber-cube cut (particle) even (question)
  3. 把土豆切成丁吧。
    Bǎ tǔdòu qiē chéng dīng ba.
    Cut the potatoes into cubes.
    (object-marker) potato cut become cube (suggestion)
  4. 这些肉丁切得不够小。
    Zhèxiē ròu dīng qiē de búgòu xiǎo.
    These meat cubes weren't cut small enough.
    these meat-cube cut (particle) not-enough small
  5. 家里来客人时，妈妈总会做一道鸡丁。
    Jiā lǐ lái kèrén shí, māma zǒng huì zuò yí dào jī dīng.
    Whenever guests come home, mom always makes a diced chicken dish.
    home inside come guest time, mom always will make one (measure) chicken-cube

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