• Pinyin: kǎ
  English Definition: to stop; to block; (computing) (coll.) slow; (loanword) card; Classifiers: 张 ,片 ; truck (from "car"); calorie (abbr. for 卡路里 ); cassette
  Chinese Definition:
  ①用手的虎口紧紧按住：卡脖子。
  ②把人阻挡住：卡住敌人的退路。
  ③机械工程的专用工具：卡钳。卡尺。卡规。
  Example Words:

  卡车	kǎ chē	truck; Classifiers: 辆	HSK 5
  信用卡	xìn yòng kǎ	credit card	HSK 3
  卡通	kǎ tōng	cartoon (loanword)	HSK 6
  卡片	kǎ piàn	card
  刷卡	shuā kǎ	to use a credit card (or swipe card, smart card etc)

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• Pinyin: qiǎ
  English Definition: to block; to be stuck; to be wedged; customs station; a clip; a fastener; a checkpost; Taiwan pr. [ka3]
  Chinese Definition:
  ①在交通要道设置的检查或收税的地方：关卡。卡子。
  ②夹东西的器具：发卡。领带卡。
  ③夹在中间，堵塞：卡壳。鱼刺卡在嗓子里。
  Example Words:

  发卡	fà qiǎ	hair grip; hair clip
  关卡	guān qiǎ	checkpoint (for taxation, security etc); barrier; hurdle; red tape; Classifiers: 个
  哨卡	shào qiǎ	border sentry post
  卡子	qiǎ zi	clip; hair fastener; checkpoint
  卡脖子	qiǎ bó zi	to squeeze the throat; (fig.) to have in a stranglehold; critical

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