卡拉OK

kǎlā OK

noun

Meanings

1 karaoke

Characters

O

K

Examples

HSK 4

周末我们去唱卡拉 OK 吧。

Zhōumò wǒmen qù chàng kǎlā OK ba.

Let's go sing karaoke this weekend.

HSK 5

他家里装了一套卡拉 OK 。

Tā jiālǐ zhuāng le yī tào kǎlā OK.

He's got a karaoke set installed at home.

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Loanword from Japanese カラオケ (karaoke, literally 'empty orchestra'). In daily speech Chinese speakers usually just say KTV - 卡拉 OK is more often written than spoken.

Stroke Order

卡 kǎ

拉 lā