一块 (yī kuài) — (classifier phrase) a piece, a chunk (for flat or block-like objects); (colloquial) one yuan (dollar); (figurative, preceded by 这/那) aspect, area, dimension
Definition
块 here doubles as a measure word for flat/block-like things (一块蛋糕) and, in speech, as a stand-alone noun meaning 'one yuan' (三块钱). After 这/那 it shifts to mean 'aspect' or 'area' (情感这一块 = 'the emotional side of it').
noun
(classifier phrase) a piecea chunk (for flat or block-like objects)(colloquial) one yuan (dollar)(figurative, preceded by 这/那) aspectareadimension
Measure word · 块
Examples
- 。Tā chī le yí kuài dàn gāo.He ate a piece of cake.
- ，，。Zhè ge píng guǒ sān kuài qián yì jīn, wǒ mǎi le wǔ jīn, yí gòng shí wǔ kuài qián.These apples are three yuan per jin; I bought five jin, fifteen yuan in total.
- 。Qíng gǎn zhè yí kuài wǒ men yǐ hòu zài shuō.We'll talk about the emotional aspect later.
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