卡路里 (kǎlùlǐ): calorie

Measure Word

一个卡路里 gè

Meanings

1 calorie

Characters

卡

kǎ

card; to block (phonetic)

inside; li (phonetic)

Examples

HSK 5

这个蛋糕的卡路里很高。

Zhège dàngāo de kǎlùlǐ hěn gāo.

This cake is very high in calories.

HSK 7-9

她每天都在计算卡路里摄入量。

Tā měitiān dōu zài jìsuàn kǎlùlǐ shèrùliàng.

She counts her calorie intake every day.

Tips

usage

Often shortened to 卡 in casual speech: 这个有多少卡？ (How many calories does this have?). The technical/scientific term is 千卡 (kilocalorie).

history

A phonetic loanword rendering the English word 'calorie' by sound.

Stroke Order

卡 kǎ

路 lù

里 lǐ

Related Words

计算卡路里 jìsuàn kǎlùlǐ

to count calories / to calculate calorie intake

哈里路亚 hālǐlùyà #15,455

hallelujah

卡 kǎ HSK 2 #889

card / to stop; to block / (of a machine or system) to be slow; to lag / truck; lorry / calorie

卡住 kǎzhù #4,822

to get stuck / to be jammed / to be caught

卡片 kǎpiàn HSK 7-9 #4,253

card / flashcard

卡尔 kǎ'ěr #2,595

Karl / Carl

卡车 kǎchē HSK 7-9 #1,732

truck; lorry

可卡因 kěkǎyīn #3,989

cocaine

卡通 kǎtōng HSK 7-9 #6,974

cartoon / animated

路边 lùbiān HSK 2 #5,045

roadside