HSK 4 · Food

巧克力 qiǎokèlì “chocolate (loanword)” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 巧克力 means

  1. chocolate (loanword)
  2. (loanword) chocolate

Measure word 块 kuài · 一块巧克力 yí kuài qiǎokèlì

How to say 巧克力

  • Pitch chart of the third tone: dips low then rises, 2 to 1 to 4 on the five-level scale巧qiǎo3rd tone, dipping
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale克kè4th tone, falling
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale力lì4th tone, falling

巧克力 in a sentence

  1. 谢谢你送的巧克力。

    Xièxie nǐ sòng de qiǎokèlì.

    Thank you for the chocolates.

    Sentence #2744467 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  2. 谁要热巧克力？

    Shéi yào rè qiǎokèlì?

    Who wants hot chocolate?

    Sentence #450634 from Tatoeba

  3. 巧克力不放在冰箱里的话会融化的。

    Qiǎokèlì bú fàng zài bīngxiāng lǐ dehuà huì rónghuà de.

    Chocolate will melt if you don’t keep it in the fridge.

    Sentence #2002961 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 巧克力 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 巧 (qiǎo) with each of its parts in a different colour
巧qiǎoopportunely
  • 工work · gōngMeaning part
  • 丂part of the characterSound part
The character 克 (kè) with each of its parts in a different colour
克kèto be able to
  • 十ten · shí
  • 兄elder brother · xiōng
The character 力 (lì) drawn as one shape
力lìpower

力 is a single shape of 2 strokes. Learn it whole, then watch its stroke order below.

Memory aidThought to show an old plough, and pulling it took strength: strength, power.

How to write 巧克力

巧 5 strokes · 克 7 strokes · 力 2 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

巧克力 (qiǎokèlì) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 巧克力 (qiǎokèlì). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 巧克力

Words with 巧

巧妙qiǎomiào · ingenious技巧jìqiǎo · skill恰巧qiàqiǎo · by chance

Words with 克

克kè · gram克服kèfú · to overcome (difficulties)麦克风màikèfēng · microphone (loanword)攻克gōngkè · to capture克制kèzhì · to restrain

Words with 力

努力nǔlì · to work hard力气lìqi · strength能力nénglì · capability压力yālì · pressure精力jīnglì · energy尽力jìnlì · to strive one’s hardest权力quánlì · power力量lìliang · power魅力mèilì · charm视力shìlì · eyesight

More words: Food & Drink

苦kǔ · bitter矿泉水kuàngquánshuǐ · mineral water辣là · spicy葡萄pútao · grape勺子sháozi · scoop酸suān · sour汤tāng · soup糖táng · sugar

FAQs

巧克力 (qiǎokèlì) means “chocolate (loanword)” or “(loanword) chocolate”. It is an HSK 4 word.
Say it qiǎokèlì: qiǎo with a 3rd tone, then kè with a 4th tone, then lì with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 巧克力 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Use 块 (kuài). For example, one chocolate (loanword) is 一块巧克力 (yí kuài qiǎokèlì).
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type qiaokeli with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 巧克力 from the suggestions. Typing qiaokeli into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
巧克力 is an HSK 4 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

Turn words into conversations

A dictionary gives you the words. A native teacher shows you how to use them. Start with a free 30-minute intro call.

Book a free intro call

Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.