姜饼
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gingerbread
In the Chinese language, '姜饼' is used to refer to the sweet, spiced baked treat often associated with the Christmas season, similar to the way 'gingerbread' is used in English. It can be found in many forms such as gingerbread houses, cookies and more. It is a direct translation, with '姜' meaning 'ginger' and '饼' meaning 'bread' or 'cake'.
Example sentences using: 姜饼
我喜欢吃姜饼。
wǒ xǐ huān chī jiāng bǐng.
I like to eat gingerbread.
This sentence demonstrates the use of '姜饼' with the verb 'to eat', and connotes the speaker's preference for gingerbread.
他做的姜饼非常好吃。
tā zuò de jiāng bǐng fēi cháng hǎo chī.
The speaker is complimenting the quality of the gingerbread made by another person, using '非常好吃' to express it's delicious taste.
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你知道姜饼的配方吗？
nǐ zhī dào jiāng bǐng de pèi fǎn ma?
Do you know the recipe for gingerbread?
This sentence contains a question asking whether the listener knows how to make gingerbread, using the phrase '你知道...吗？’ to form the inquiry.
姜饼房子既美丽又好吃。
jiāng bǐng fáng zi jì měi lì yòu hǎo chī.
The gingerbread house is both beautiful and delicious.
This sentence describes a gingerbread house as being visually pleasing and tasty, using '既...又...' to express that it has both qualities.
我在市场买了一盒姜饼。
wǒ zài shì chǎng mǎi le yī hé jiāng bǐng.
I bought a box of gingerbread at the market.
In this sentence, the speaker is stating that they purchased gingerbread at a market. The phrase '一盒姜饼' specifies the quantity of gingerbread bought.
圣诞节时，我们家会做姜饼。
shèng dàn jié shí, wǒ mén jiā huì zuò jiāng bǐng.
At Christmas time, our family makes gingerbread.
This sentence talks about a family tradition of making gingerbread during the Christmas season.
她用姜饼装饰了圣诞树。
tā yòng jiāng bǐng zhuāng shì le shèng dàn shù.
She decorated the Christmas tree with gingerbread.
In this sentence, the speaker states that a person used gingerbread as decoration for a Christmas tree.
我第一次尝试烘焙姜饼。
wǒ dì yī cì cháng shì hōng bèi jiāng bǐng.
This is my first attempt at baking gingerbread.
The speaker in this sentence is expressing that this is their initial attempt at baking gingerbread.
今天傍晚我们要吃姜饼。
jīn tiān bàng wǎn wǒ mén yào chī jiāng bǐng.
We are going to eat gingerbread this evening.
This sentence is used to express the speaker's plan of eating gingerbread later in the evening.
这个姜饼人看起来很可爱。
zhè gè jiāng bǐng rén kàn qǐ lái hěn kě ài.
This gingerbread man looks very cute.
The speaker uses this sentence to compliment a gingerbread man's appearance, using '看起来' to indicate how something 'looks' or 'appears'.