一块块 (yī kuài kuài) — (measure word reduplication) piece by piece; every piece; in pieces

Definition

Reduplication of the measure word 块, meaning 'piece by piece / every piece' — often used adverbially (∼地) to describe a repeated, distributed action or state across many individual pieces.

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(measure word reduplication) piece by pieceevery piecein pieces

Examples

  • 一块块
    Dì shàng yǒu yī kuài kuài shí tou.
    There are pieces of stone on the ground.
  • 一块块
    Tā bǎ dàn gāo qiē chéng yī kuài kuài de.
    He cut the cake into pieces.
  • 一块块
    Tā yī kuài kuài dì chī qiǎo kè lì.
    He eats chocolate piece by piece.
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