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肯德基

kěndéjī
noun #24,054

Measure Word

一家肯德基 jiā

Meanings

  1. 1 KFC (Kentucky Fried Chicken)

Examples

他们去肯德基吃了炸鸡。
Tāmen qù Kěndéjī chī le zhájī.
They went to KFC to eat fried chicken.
中国第一家肯德基1987年在北京开业。
Zhōngguó dì yī jiā Kěndéjī 1987 nián zài Běijīng kāiyè.
The first KFC in China opened in Beijing in 1987.
他每周都要去肯德基吃一次。
Tā měi zhōu dōu yào qù Kěndéjī chī yī cì.
He goes to KFC to eat once every week.

Tips

memory
肯 (kěn) = willing, 德 (dé) = virtue/Germany, 基 (jī) = foundation. A fun translation: 'willing virtue base' — though it is purely phonetic for 'Kentucky'.

In Pop Culture

肯德基 Kěndéjī
KFC opened its first China outlet at Qianmen, Beijing in November 1987, becoming the first major Western fast-food chain in China. It is now the largest fast-food chain in China by outlets.
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Stroke Order

肯 kěn
德 dé
基 jī