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The Chinese word for chocolate is
巧克力

qiǎo kè lì



chocolate

Chinese Definition


chocolate
     1. 名词. 巧克力、﹝廣東地區稱之為﹞朱古力
Components
     1. skill; technique
     2. ingenious; skillful
     3. hypocritical; fake; cunning
     4. exquisite; elaborate
     5. (Xiamen, Zhangzhou Hokkien) pretty; beautiful
     6. opportune; coincidental
           真是 太 巧 了! - What a coincidence!
     7. fortunately; by chance
     8. (Hefei Mandarin) cheap
     9. (telegraphy) the eighteenth day of a month
     10. (Cantonese) opportune; coincidental
     11. (Hong Kong Cantonese, neologism, leetspeak or sarcastic) Alternative form of 好 (-)
     1. (literary) to be able to
           克勤克儉 - hardworking and thrifty
     2. to defeat; to vanquish; to conquer
           Synonyms: 剋//, 戰勝
           克敵 - to defeat the enemy
     3. to subdue; to restrain
           克制 - to restrain
     4. to digest
           克食 - to aid digestion
     5. to set (a time limit)
           克日 - to set a date
     6. (dialectal)
     7. gram (g)
           1 市兩 等於 50 克。 - 1 market tael is equivalent to 50 grams.
     8. (a Tibetan unit of volume or dry measure)
     9. (a Tibetan unit of land area)
     10. Simplified form of 剋
     1. physical strength; physical power; energy
           她 個gè子 雖 小 但 力 大 驚人。 - For a small woman she has surprising strength.
     2. force; strength; power
           汽力 - steam power
           藥力 - efficacy of a drug
           力量 - power
           攻擊力 - firepower
     3. (physics) force
           這 個 力 的 方向 與 位移 相xiāng同。 - This force is the same direction as the displacement.
     4. ability; capability
           能力 - ability
           他 對 古董 很 有 鑑賞 力。 - He has an eye for antiques.
     5. power and influence; might
     6. (literary) to make an effort; to strive; to endeavor; to work hard
     7. with all one's might; doing all in one's power
           力爭 - to work hard for
           力挽狂瀾 - to do one's utmost to save a desperate situation
           Li



Translations for and their definitions

巧克力
     1. n. chocolate
           酒 心 巧克力 - liqueur chocolate


朱古力
     1. n. (chiefly Cantonese Hakka Teochew Zhongshan Min) chocolate



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