How common it is
饼干 appears often in everyday Chinese, so it is worth practicing early and reviewing often.
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Pronunciation focus
Say bǐnggān slowly first, then repeat it in a short phrase. Listen for the tone shape.
Usage note
饼干是用来吃的零食，可以单独吃也可以用来做甜点。
bǐnggān shì yòng lái chī de nínshí, kěyǐ dúdàn chī yě kěyǐ yòng lái zuò tián diǎn.
饼干是用来吃的零食，可以单独吃也可以用来做甜点。 (Cookies are snacks that can be eaten alone or used to make desserts.)
Context note
饼干在生日派对、茶歇时间或者下午茶时经常出现。
bǐnggān zài shēng rì pàitui、cháxiē shíjiān huòqiě xiàwǔ chá shíchénɡ jīnɡcán.
饼干在生日派对、茶歇时间或者下午茶时经常出现。 (Cookies often appear at birthday parties, tea breaks, or afternoon tea times.)
5 examples
妈妈买了许多饼干。
mā ma mǎi le xǔ duō bǐng gān。
Mom bought many cookies.
我们边看电视边吃饼干。
wǒ men biān kàn diàn shì biān chī bǐng gān。
We watched TV while eating cookies.
这盒饼干很好吃。
zhè hé bǐng gān hěn hǎo chī。
These cookies are very delicious.
我每天下午都会吃饼干。
wǒ měi tiān xià wǔ dōu huì chī bǐng gān。
I eat cookies every afternoon.
饼干可以和牛奶一起吃。
bǐng gān kě yǐ hé niú nǎi yì qǐ chī。
Cookies can be eaten with milk.
5 mini stories
妈妈买了一盒饼干，放在客厅里。爸爸回来后，发现饼干不见了。
mā ma mǎi le yì hé bǐng gān， fàng zài kè tīng lǐ。 bà ba huí lái hòu， fā xiàn bǐng gān bú jiàn le。
Mom bought a box of cookies and put them in the living room. When Dad came back, he found that the cookies were gone.
小明的生日派对上有很多小朋友，他们一起分享了饼干。
xiǎo míng de shēng rì pài duì shàng yǒu hěn duō xiǎo péng yǒu， tā men yì qǐ fēn xiǎng le bǐng gān。
At Xiao Ming's birthday party, many children shared the cookies together.
妈妈做了一个巧克力饼干蛋糕。
mā ma zuò le yí gè qiǎo kè lì bǐng gān dàn gāo。
Mom made a chocolate cookie cake.
我们去野餐时带了一些饼干。
wǒ men qù yě cān shí dài le yì xiē bǐng gān。
We brought some cookies for our picnic.
奶奶做的饼干特别好吃，大家都很喜欢。
nǎi nai zuò de bǐng gān tè bié hǎo chī， dà jiā dōu hěn xǐ huan。
Grandma's cookies were very delicious, and everyone liked them a lot.