How to Say ‘I made chicken soup.’ in Traditional Chinese
我燉了雞湯。
wǒ dùn le jī tāng
[wo dùn le jītāng]
💬 Usage Tip: 燉 (dùn) means slow-simmering for hours, which is different from quick cooking with 煮 (zhǔ).
🇹🇼 In Taiwan: A parent-in-law making chicken soup is a classic expression of care for someone who looks tired or thin. Eat it and praise it.
Phrase Breakdown
我燉了
wǒ dùn le
I stewed / I made (a stew)
燉 (dùn) means 'to stew / simmer'; 了 shows it's done.
我燉了一鍋肉。
I stewed a pot of meat.
Words in this phrase
我
wǒ
[wo]
I; me
The first-person pronoun used to talk about yourself.
我想多了解你們公司的制度，所以先自我介紹。
I want to learn more about your company’s system, so I’ll introduce myself first.
燉
dùn
[dùn]
to stew
To cook slowly in liquid over low heat.
媽媽在燉牛肉。
Mom is stewing beef.
了
le
[le]
completed action marker
Indicates an action has been completed.
他已經走了。
He has already left.
雞湯。
jī tāng
chicken soup
雞 (jī) means 'chicken'; 湯 (tāng) means 'soup'. Both are first tone.
雞湯很好喝。
The chicken soup is delicious.
Words in this phrase
雞湯
jī tāng
[jītāng]
chicken soup
Soup made from chicken, seen as nourishing.
生病時喝雞湯很好。
Chicken soup is good when you're sick.
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