卡kǎ(loanword) card
卡 (kǎ) means "card," a loanword for a small flat card you can hold or give someone. 这是我的卡 says this is my card. 我的卡在包里 says my card is in the bag. 请把卡给我 says please give the card to me. 桌子上有一张卡 says there is one card on the table. Each sentence uses that one card sense.
What does 卡 mean?
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(loanword) cardnoun
What does the character 卡 mean?
- 卡(loanword) card
How do you use 卡?
张 can count 卡, as in 一张卡, and 把 can hand that card to someone.
Patterns
我的 + 卡
这是我的卡。
Zhè shì wǒ de kǎ.
This is my card.
卡 + 在 + Place
我的卡在包里。
Wǒ de kǎ zài bāo lǐ.
My card is in the bag.
一张 + 卡
桌子上有一张卡。
Zhuōzi shàng yǒu yì zhāng kǎ.
There is one card on the table.
把 + 卡 + 给 + Person
请把卡给我。
Qǐng bǎ kǎ gěi wǒ.
Please give the card to me.
What are some examples of 卡 in a sentence?
How is 卡 used in a conversation?
- Speaker A:
我的卡不在包里,你看见了吗?
Wǒ de kǎ bú zài bāo lǐ, nǐ kànjiàn le ma?
My card isn't in my bag. Have you seen it?
- Speaker B:
桌子上有一张,是不是你的?
Zhuōzi shàng yǒu yì zhāng, shì bu shì nǐ de?
There's one on the table. Is it yours?
- Speaker A:
那张是蓝色的吗?
Nà zhāng shì lánsè de ma?
Is that one blue?
- Speaker B:
是蓝色的,上面还有你的名字。
Shì lánsè de, shàngmiàn hái yǒu nǐ de míngzi.
Yes, it's blue, and your name is on it.
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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.