Definition
一块块 is the reduplicated form of the measure word 块 (kuài) prefixed with 一 (yī). It means 'piece by piece' or 'every piece' and is used as a modifier before a noun (e.g. 一块块石头 'pieces of stone') or as an adverb with 地 to indicate doing something piece by piece (e.g. 一块块地吃 'eat piece by piece'). The reduplication of a measure word emphasizes that multiple individual units are involved.
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(measure word reduplication) piece by pieceevery piecein pieces
Examples
- 一块块。Dì shàng yǒu yī kuài kuài shítou.There are pieces of stone on the ground.
- 一块块。Tā bǎ dàngāo qiē chéng yī kuài kuài de.He cut the cake into pieces.
- 一块块。Tā yī kuài kuài de chī qiǎokèlì.He eats chocolate piece by piece.
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