Usage note
热量指食物提供的能量，也指温度高时散发的热。
Rèliàng zhǐ shíwù tígōng de néngliàng, yě zhǐ wēndù gāo shí sànfā de rè.
Calories refer to the energy provided by food, and also the heat emitted when temperature is high.
Context note
热量常用于谈论食物能量或天气热。
Rèliàng cháng yòng yú tánlùn shíwù néngliàng huò tiānqì rè.
Calories are often used when talking about food energy or hot weather.
5 examples
苹果热量低。
píng guǒ rè liàng dī。
Apples have low calories.
太阳有热量。
tài yáng yǒu rè liàng。
The sun has heat.
米饭热量高。
mǐ fàn rè liàng gāo。
Rice has high calories.
运动消耗热量。
yùn dòng xiāo hào rè liàng。
Exercise burns calories.
热水有热量。
rè shuǐ yǒu rè liàng。
Hot water has heat.
5 mini stories
妈妈看食物热量。她选健康的。
mā ma kàn shí wù rè liàng。 tā xuǎn jiàn kāng de。
Mom checks food calories. She chooses healthy ones.
跑步消耗很多热量。小明每天跑。
pǎo bù xiāo hào hěn duō rè liàng。 xiǎo míng měi tiān pǎo。
Running burns a lot of calories. Xiao Ming runs every day.
冰淇淋热量高。我少吃一点。
bīng qí lín rè liàng gāo。 wǒ shǎo chī yì diǎn。
Ice cream has high calories. I eat a little less.
冬天需要热量。我们喝热汤。
dōng tiān xū yào rè liàng。 wǒ men hē rè tāng。
Winter needs heat. We drink hot soup.
水果热量低。我喜欢吃水果。
shuǐ guǒ rè liàng dī。 wǒ xǐ huan chī shuǐ guǒ。
Fruits have low calories. I like eating fruits.
Mini dialogue
食物热量
A
这个苹果有多少热量？
Zhège píngguǒ yǒu duōshao rèliàng?
How many calories does this apple have?
B
苹果的热量不高。
Píngguǒ de rèliàng bù gāo.
Apples are not high in calories.
运动消耗热量
A
跑步可以消耗热量。
Pǎobù kěyǐ xiāohào rèliàng.
Running can burn calories.
B
对，运动消耗很多热量。
Duì, yùndòng xiāohào hěn duō rèliàng.
Yes, exercise burns a lot of calories.
Related words and contrasts
related
能量
néng liàng
energy
能量 is a broader term for energy, while 热量 specifically refers to heat or calories.
related
温度
wēn dù
temperature
温度 is temperature, related to heat but not the same as calories.