考拉

kǎolā

noun

Measure Word

一只考拉 zhī

Meanings

1 koala
2 Kaola, a cross-border shopping platform

Characters

A sound loan from English 'koala'; the characters are chosen for their sound, not their meaning.

Examples

HSK 4

在澳大利亚的一些动物园里，游客可以抱着考拉拍照。

Zài Àodàlìyà de yìxiē dòngwùyuán lǐ, yóukè kěyǐ bào zhe kǎolā pāizhào.

At some zoos in Australia, visitors can hold a koala and have their photo taken.

HSK 7-9

考拉只吃桉树的叶子。

Kǎolā zhǐ chī ānshù de yèzi.

Koalas eat only eucalyptus leaves.

Tips

usage

考拉 is English 'koala' borrowed by sound. Textbooks also use the descriptive 树袋熊 'tree-pouch bear', and Taiwan says 无尾熊 'tailless bear', though a koala is not a bear. Online shoppers also use 考拉 for the import platform 考拉海购.

Stroke Order

考 kǎo

拉 lā