坎德拉

kǎndélā
measure word

Meanings

  1. 1 candela (SI unit of luminous intensity)

Examples

Kǎndélā shì guójì dānwèizhì zhōng fāguāng qiángdù de dānwèi.
Candela is the SI unit of luminous intensity.
Zhè zhǎn dēng de fāguāng qiángdù yuē wéi yī bǎi 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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