这块 (zhè kuài) — (colloquial pronoun) here, this place; (figurative) this aspect, this part

Definition

这块 (zhè kuài) is a casual demonstrative pronoun for place: 'this place, here.' It's more colloquial than 这 (zhè) or 此处/此地, and 块 softens the tone — common in speech, less so in formal writing.

pronoun
(colloquial pronoun) herethis place(figurative) this aspectthis part

Examples

  • 这块，。
    Nǐ zuò zài zhè kuài děng wǒ, bié zǒu kāi.
    Sit here and wait for me; don't wander off.
  • 这块，。
    zhè kuài De fēng jǐng zhēn bú cuò, xià cì hái lái.
    The scenery here is really nice; let's come again next time.
  • 这块。
    zhè kuài De wèn tí wǒ men hái xū yào zài tǎo lùn.
    We still need to discuss this aspect further.

Origin

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 這; 这 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
辶Written in full as辵chuòwalk
Sound part声符shēngfú
言
言yán這zhè
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

In the traditional form 這, 辶 (walk) combines with 言 for the sound. The character first meant “to meet” and was later used for “this”.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 塊; 块 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
土土tǔearth; dust
Sound part声符shēngfú
鬼
鬼guǐ塊kuài
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 塊 pairs 土 (earth; dust) with 鬼 as a sound part to show a clod of dirt. The simplified 块 is a later shorthand, so its parts are not the historical pieces.

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