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卡拉
kǎlā
Description
“卡拉”常常和“OK”放在一起，说成“卡拉OK”。
"卡拉" is often combined with "OK" to form "卡拉OK".
很多人喜欢去唱卡拉OK。
Many people enjoy going to sing 卡拉OK.
Meanings
卡拉OKkǎlā OK
karaoke; singing along to recorded music
我们周末去唱卡拉OK吧。
Let's go sing karaoke this weekend.
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Notes
- Etymology
卡拉 is a phonetic loan; 卡拉OK comes from Japanese karaoke (空オケ).
- Nuance
卡拉 rarely appears alone; it is almost always part of 卡拉OK.
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