坎德拉

kǎndélā
measure word

Meanings

  1. 1 candela (SI unit of luminous intensity)

Examples

HSK 7-9
Kǎndélā shì guójìdānwèizhì zhōng fāguāng qiángdù de dānwèi.
Candela is the SI unit of luminous intensity.
HSK 7-9
Zhè zhǎn dēng de fāguāng qiángdù yuē wéi 100 kǎndélā.
This lamp has a luminous intensity of about 100 candelas.

Tips

memory
Pure phonetic loan: 坎德拉 ≈ 'kan-de-la' for English 'candela'. Like 牛顿 (Newton) and 焦耳 (Joule), it joins the family of SI units transliterated by sound rather than translated by meaning.

Stroke Order

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