巧克力 (qiǎokèlì): chocolate

Measure Word

一块巧克力 kuài

Meanings

1 chocolate

Characters

巧

qiǎo

skillful; coincidental

Phonetic transliteration of 'chocolate'. Characters chosen for sound, not meaning.

Examples

我喜欢吃巧克力。

Wǒ xǐhuan chī qiǎokèlì.

I like eating chocolate.

情人节送巧克力很浪漫。

Qíngrén jié sòng qiǎokèlì hěn làngmàn.

Giving chocolate on Valentine's Day is romantic.

来一杯热巧克力。

Lái yì bēi rè qiǎokèlì.

I will have a cup of hot chocolate.

Tips

usage

巧克力 is a phonetic transliteration of chocolate. Chinese has many food loanwords: 咖啡 (coffee), 沙拉 (salad), 汉堡 (hamburger).

Stroke Order

巧 qiǎo

克 kè

力 lì

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