Chinese word dictionary

坎德拉

kǎn dé lā · candela (unit of luminosity); standard candle

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Word information

Simplified坎德拉

Traditional坎德拉

Pinyinkǎn dé lā

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Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

坎kǎn

pit, hole; to trap, to snare; crisis

德dé

ethics, morality; compassion, kindness

拉lā

to pull, to drag; to seize, to hold; to lengthen; to play (a violin)

How to learn 坎德拉

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

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Words with the same characters

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拉lā

to pull; to play (a bowed instrument); to drag; to draw; to chat; (coll.) to empty one's bowels

道德dàodé

virtue; morality; ethics; CL:種|种[zhong3]

德才兼备décái-jiānbèi

(idiom) possessing both integrity and talent

坎坷kǎnkě

(of a road) bumpy; (of life) rough; to be down on one's luck; to be full of frustrations and dashed hopes

拉动lādòng

to pull; (fig.) to stimulate (economic activity); to motivate (people to do sth)

拉链lāliàn

zipper