Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
Chinese to English Dictionary
一块
yīkuài
Description
"一块"可以表示一个东西，比如一块蛋糕、一块石头。
"一块" can refer to an object, like a piece of cake or a stone.
它也可以表示钱，一块就是一元；说话的时候还常常表示"一起"。
It can also mean money, where 一块 equals one yuan; in speech, it often means "together".
Meanings
一块yīkuài
a piece or lump of something
我想吃一块蛋糕。
I want to eat a piece of cake.
一块yīkuài
one yuan (unit of money)
这个苹果一块钱。
This apple costs one yuan.
一块yīkuài
together, in the same place (colloquial)
我们一块去看电影吧。
Let's go watch a movie together.
Related words
Notes
- Etymology
一 (one) + 块 (measure word for lumps/pieces); the 'together' sense is spoken and often written 一块儿.
- Nuance
一块 for 'together' is more casual than 一起, common in northern speech.
In videos
“旁边还有一块糕点糕点”
“很多房子的门口都有一块牌匾。”
“那要是大人和小孩一块掉下来呢”
Images