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块kuàiclassifier for pieces of cloth, cake, soap etc

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块 (kuài) means "classifier for pieces of cloth, cake, soap etc" and "(coll.) classifier for money and currency units." The first appears in 我吃了一块蛋糕 (I ate a piece of cake). The second appears in 这个十块钱 (This one is ten kuai) and 我有五块钱 (I have five kuai).

What does 块 mean?

  1. 1.

    classifier for pieces of cloth, cake, soap etcmeasure word

  2. 2.

    (coll.) classifier for money and currency unitsmeasure word

What does the character 块 mean?

  • 块classifier for pieces of cloth, cake, soap etc

How do you use 块?

See it in 我吃了一块蛋糕, 这个十块钱 and 我有五块钱.

What are some examples of 块 in a sentence?

  1. 我吃了一块蛋糕。

    Wǒ chī le yí kuài dàngāo.

    I ate a piece of cake.

  2. 这个十块钱。

    Zhège shí kuài qián.

    This one is ten kuai.

  3. 我有五块钱。

    Wǒ yǒu wǔ kuài qián.

    I have five kuai.

How is 块 used in a conversation?

  1. Speaker A:

    这个苹果几块钱?

    Zhège píngguǒ jǐ kuài qián?

    How many kuai is this apple?

  2. Speaker B:

    三块钱。

    Sān kuài qián.

    Three kuai.

  3. Speaker A:

    我要两个。

    Wǒ yào liǎng ge.

    I want two.

  4. Speaker B:

    六块钱。

    Liù kuài qián.

    Six kuai.

Can you use 块 correctly?

0 of 3 answered
  1. 1.Fill in the blank: 我吃了一___蛋糕。 (I ate a piece of cake.)
  2. 2.What does 我有五块钱。 mean?
  3. 3.Fill in the blank: 这个十___钱。 (This one is ten kuai.)

What should you learn next?

English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.