Usage note
饼干是一种常见的零食，由面粉、糖和油等做成，吃起来脆脆的。
Bǐnggān shì yī zhǒng chángjiàn de língshí, yóu miànfěn, táng hé yóu děng zuò chéng, chī qǐlái cuì cuì de.
A biscuit is a common snack made from flour, sugar, and oil, and it tastes crispy.
Context note
饼干是一种常见的零食，通常在下午茶或点心时间吃。
bǐnggān shì yī zhǒng chángjiàn de língshí, tōngcháng zài xiàwǔchá huò diǎnxīn shíjiān chī.
This word is used for a common snack often eaten during afternoon tea or snack time.
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.
Mini dialogue
分享点心
A
我带了饼干，你想吃吗？
Wǒ dài le bǐnggān, nǐ xiǎng chī ma?
I brought biscuits, do you want some?
B
谢谢，这块饼干真好吃。
Xièxie, zhè kuài bǐnggān zhēn hǎochī.
Thanks, this biscuit is really tasty.
超市购物
A
妈妈，我们可以买饼干吗？
Māma, wǒmen kěyǐ mǎi bǐnggān ma?
Mum, can we buy biscuits?
B
可以，你选一盒饼干吧。
Kěyǐ, nǐ xuǎn yī hé bǐnggān ba.
Yes, you can choose a box of biscuits.
Related words and contrasts
similar
曲奇
qǔqí
cookie
曲奇 specifically refers to a cookie, often softer or with chocolate chips, while 饼干 is a general term for biscuit or cracker.
related
零食
língshí
snack
饼干 is a type of 零食 (snack).