热量 rèliàng heat
heat; quantity of heat; calorific value
How to remember 热量: 热 hot + 量 measure = heat.
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How it is used
- Heat/calorific value - in nutrition = calories: 热量高 (rèliàng gāo) high in calories.
- Diet/fitness register: 摄入热量 (shèrù rèliàng) calorie intake, 消耗热量 to burn calories.
- Also physics 'quantity of heat' (thermal energy).
- 热量 = calories/heat energy, distinct from 温度 (temperature).