How to say “calories” in Chinese
calories; heat
“Calories” in Chinese is 热量, rè liàng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.
How to pronounce it
热量 is read rè liàng: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
At the bottom, 灬 “fire”.
Three readings: liàng in 质量 and 数量, liáng — “to measure”, and in 商量 the neutral tone, liang.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “热量”.
More words from the lesson “Calories and shelf life”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “calories” in Chinese?
“Calories” in Chinese is 热量, pinyin rèliàng.
What does 热量 mean?
热量 (rèliàng) means “calories; heat”.
How do you write 热量?
热量 is 2 characters: 热 (rè) — hot; 量 (liàng) — quantity; measure. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 热量?
热量 is read rèliàng. Tones: rè — fourth tone, liàng — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“calories” in the lesson “Calories and shelf life”
This word is from the topic “Food and Cooking” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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