pie in Chinese
pie in Chinese is 蛋糕, 糕 — pie means a baked dish with a pastry crust and a filling, sweet or savoury.
pie in Chinese
蛋糕
Pronounced: dàn gāo
A type of pastry that consists of an outer crust and a filling. (Savory pies are more popular in the UK and sweet pies are more popular in the US, so "pie" without qualification has different connotations in these dialects.)
糕
Pronounced: gāo
(figuratively) The whole of a wealth or resource, to be divided in parts.
蛋糕
Pronounced: dàn gāo
(transitive) To hit in the face with a pie, either for comic effect or as a means of protest (see also pieing).
What does "pie" mean?
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noun A baked dish with a pastry crust and a filling, sweet or savoury.
"She baked an apple pie for dessert."
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noun A whole amount of something to be divided into shares.
"Each department wants a bigger slice of the budget pie."
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noun A pie chart.
"The report showed spending as a pie broken into five categories."
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pie in a sentence
- She baked an apple pie for dessert.
- We had steak pie and chips for dinner.
- Each department wants a bigger slice of the budget pie.
- The report showed spending as a pie broken into five categories.
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Frequently asked questions
What is "pie" in Chinese?
"pie" in Chinese is 蛋糕, 糕. pie means: A baked dish with a pastry crust and a filling, sweet or savoury.
How do you pronounce 蛋糕?
"pie" in Chinese is 蛋糕, pronounced "dàn gāo".
How do you use "pie" in a sentence?
Example: "She baked an apple pie for dessert." In Chinese, "pie" is 蛋糕, 糕.
Are there other ways to say "pie" in Chinese?
Yes — Chinese has 2 translations listed for "pie": 蛋糕, 糕.
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