Meaning of kǎ:
卡
to stop; to block; to block; to be stuck; to be wedged
Zhè tái jīqì zǒng shì huì kǎ zhù.
这台机器总是会卡住。
This machine always gets stuck.
Tā de xìnyòngkǎ bèi kǎ zhù le.
他的信用卡被卡住了。
His credit card got blocked.
Zhège wǎngyè jiāzài de hěn màn, hǎoxiàng bèi kǎ zhù le.
这个网页加载得很慢，好像被卡住了。
This webpage is loading very slowly, it seems to be stuck.
Wǒ méiyǒu bànfǎ jìxù yóuxì, yīnwèi wǎngluò qiǎ zhùle.
我没有办法继续游戏，因为网络卡住了。
I can't continue the game because the network is stuck.
Mén bèi kǎ zhù le, wǒ tuī bù kāi.
门被卡住了，我推不开。
The door is wedged, and I cannot push it open.
(computing) (coll.) slow
Zuìjìn wǒ de diànnǎo tèbié kǎ, bù zhīdào shì shénme yuányīn.
最近我的电脑特别卡，不知道是什么原因。
Recently, my computer is particularly slow, and I don't know what the reason is.
(loanword) card; truck (from "car"); calorie (abbr. for 卡路里[ka3 lu4 li3]); cassette; customs station; a clip; a fastener; a checkpost; Taiwan pr. [ka3]
Wǒ de xìnyòng kǎ dàoqī le, wǒ xūyào shēnqǐng yī zhāng xīn de.
我的信用卡到期了，我需要申请一张新的。
My credit card has expired, and I need to apply for a new one.
Jīntiān zǎoshang wǒ kàn dào le yī liàng kǎ chē.
今天早上我看到了一辆卡车。
This morning I saw a truck.
Měi gè píngguǒ dàyuē yǒu jiǔshíwǔ kǎ lùlǐ.
每个苹果大约有九十五卡路里。
Each apple contains approximately ninety-five calories.
Wǒ jiālǐ hái yǒu hěn duō jiù de cídài hé lùxiàng kǎ.
我家里还有很多旧的磁带和录像卡。
I still have many old tapes and video cassettes at home.
Wǒmen kuài dào biānjìng jiǎnchá kǎ le.
我们快到边境检查卡了。
We are approaching the border customs station.
Tā yòng yī gè xiǎo qiǎ zi gù dìng le tā de tóu fǎ.
他用一个小卡子固定了她的头发。
He used a small clip to secure her hair.
Tā yòng yīgè jiāzi bǎ zhǐ kǎ zhù le.
她用一个夹子把纸卡住了。
She used a clip to fasten the paper.
Zài lùshàng wǒmen yùdào yīgè jiǎnchá qiǎ.
在路上我们遇到一个检查卡。
On the road, we encountered a checkpoint.
Wǒ de xìnyòng kǎ diū le.
我的信用卡丢了。
My credit card is lost.
CL:張|张[zhang1],片[pian4]
Wǒ de xìnyòng kǎ diū le.
我的信用卡丢了。
I lost my credit card.
