一块 / 一塊
yī kuài
Meaning
- a piece · a chunk
- (colloquial) (typically preceded by a specifier such as 这 zhè) aspect · area · dimension (Example: 情感这一块 qíng gǎn zhè yī kuài "the emotional aspect (of it)")
- one yuan · a dollar
- together · in the same place · in company
Example sentences
她给了他一块表。
她給了他一塊表。
tā gěi le tā yī kuài biǎo。
She gave him a watch.
请你给我一块面包。
請你給我一塊麪包。
qǐng nǐ gěi wǒ yī kuài miàn bāo。
Please give me a piece of bread.
三轮车，跑得快。上面坐个老太太。要五毛，给一块。你说奇怪不奇怪？
三輪車，跑得快。上面坐個老太太。要五毛，給一塊。你說奇怪不奇怪？
sān lún chē， pǎo dé kuài。 shàng miàn zuò gè lǎo tài tài。 yào wǔ máo， gěi yī kuài。 nǐ shuō qí guài bù qí guài？
A tricycle, going fast. An old lady sits on it. She asks for 50 cents, but I give her a dollar. Isn't that strange?