热量

• Pinyin: rè liàng
• Hanzi breakdown: 热 = 执 + 灬 (fire), hot/heat; 量 = 旦 + 里, quantity/measure

Meaning

Heat; calories; thermal energy. The energy measured as heat or nutritional energy.

In physics: 热量传递 (heat transfer). In nutrition: 卡路里/热量 (calories), 低热量食物 (low-calorie food). Also: 热量消耗 (calorie burn), 热量摄入 (calorie intake).

Examples

1. 这种零食的热量很高。 This snack is very high in calories.
2. 运动可以帮助消耗多余的热量。 Exercise can help burn excess calories.
3. 冬天身体需要更多的热量来保暖。 In winter, the body needs more heat to stay warm.

Usage Guide

Context: nutrition, physics, health

Tone: technical

Do Say

• 控制热量摄入。(Control calorie intake.)
• 这顿饭热量太高了。(This meal is too high in calories.)

Don't Say

• 天气的热量很高。(For weather temperature, use 温度 not 热量)

Origin & History

热 (rè, hot/heat) + 量 (liàng, quantity/measure). The quantity of heat.

Cultural Context

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal