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卡

kǎ · qiǎ

(computing) (coll.) slow

HSK 3HSK 7–9

Meanings of 卡 in English

kǎHSK 3nounSyllabus #725
  1. (computing) (coll.) slow
  2. (loanword) card
  3. truck (from "car")
  4. calorie (abbr. for 卡路里[ka3 lu4 li3])
  5. cassette
  6. to stop
  7. to block

Measure word: 张 · 片

qiǎHSK 7–9verb, nounSyllabus #8596
  1. to block
  2. to be stuck
  3. to be wedged
  4. customs station
  5. a clip
  6. a fastener
  7. a checkpost
  8. Taiwan pr. [ka3]

Example sentences

  1. 牙齿卡了点东西。
    yá chǐ kǎ le diǎn dōng xī。
    You've got something in your teeth.
    Tatoeba #8589339 by easononizuka · #5482200 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR
  2. 牙齿卡了点东西。
    yá chǐ kǎ le diǎn dōng xī。
    You have something stuck in your teeth.
    Tatoeba #8589339 by easononizuka · #8219705 by Hybrid · CC BY 2.0 FR
  3. 牙齿卡了点东西。
    yá chǐ kǎ le diǎn dōng xī。
    You've got something stuck in your teeth.
    Tatoeba #8589339 by easononizuka · #8069422 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR

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HSK words with 卡

Level, pinyin and part of speech: HSK Syllabus (CLEC, Nov 2025). Definitions: CC-CEDICT, CC BY-SA 4.0. Sources & licences