块儿 (kuài ér) — piece, chunk, lump (of something solid); (colloquial) place, area, location (often as suffix 这∼, 那∼, 哪∼); (colloquial, Northern) build, physique (of a person)
Definition
Colloquial diminutive of 块, used both as a measure word chunk and (after 这/那/哪) as a casual 'place, area'. As a noun it also means 'build, physique' in Northern speech.
noun
piecechunklump (of something solid)(colloquial) placearealocation (often as suffix 这∼, 那∼, 哪∼)(colloquial, Northern) buildphysique (of a person)
Measure word · 块
Examples
- 。Tā dì gěi wǒ yí kuài r miàn bāo.He handed me a piece of bread.
- ？Nǐ zhù nǎ kuài r?Which area do you live in?
- ，。Nà xiǎo huǒ zi kuài r zhēn dà, yí kàn jiù cháng yùn dòng.That young guy has a really big build — you can tell he exercises often.
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