卡
kǎ
Meaning
- (loanword) card
- to stop
- truck (from "car")
- calorie
Definition
卡片；阻滞，堵塞；关卡
card; to block, to jam; checkpoint
Usage
作为名词时指各种卡片（如银行卡、交通卡等），或指关卡；作为动词时指卡住、堵塞。
As a noun, it refers to various cards (e.g., bank card, transit card), or a checkpoint; as a verb, it means to jam or block.
Examples
- 1 请出示您的身份证和信用卡。 (Please show your ID and credit card.)
- 2 他的车卡在路上了。 (His car got stuck on the road.)
- 3 这里有一个收费站卡。 (There is a toll station checkpoint here.)
- 4 我忘带公交卡了。 (I forgot to bring my bus card.)
- 5 这个抽屉卡住了，打不开。 (This drawer is jammed and won't open.)
- 6 他被卡在电梯里了。 (He was trapped in the elevator.)
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