咔叽

咔嘰

kǎjī

noun

Meanings

1 khaki (loanword)
2 khaki cloth, twill cotton fabric

Characters

(transliteration syllable)

(transliteration syllable; chirping sound)

Examples

HSK 3

这件衣服是咔叽布做的。

Zhè jiàn yīfu shì kǎjī bù zuò de.

This garment is made of khaki cloth.

HSK 7-9

他穿着一条咔叽裤。

Tā chuānzhe yì tiáo kǎjī kù.

He's wearing a pair of khaki trousers.

Tips

memory

Pure phonetic loan - 咔 (kǎ) + 叽 (jī) ≈ 'khaki'. Both characters here only carry sound, not meaning, which is why both have 口 (mouth) radicals signaling 'transliteration syllable'.

Stroke Order

咔 kā

叽 jī