块 (kuài): Chinese measure word
How to use 块 (kuài), the Chinese measure word for pieces, chunks and watches: example nouns with pinyin, sentences and common mistakes.
Last updated 2026-10-30
块
kuài
pieces, chunks and watches
What it's used for
块 counts pieces or chunks: cake, soap, stone, meat, land. It's also used for watches (一块手表) and, in speech, for money: 三块钱 (three yuan).
Common nouns with 块
- 一块肉 yí kuài ròu meat
- 一块表 yí kuài biǎo watch; form or table
- 一块黑板 yí kuài hēi bǎn blackboard
- 一块手表 yí kuài shǒu biǎo wristwatch
- 一块板 yí kuài bǎn board; plank
- 一块布 yí kuài bù cloth
- 一块木头 yí kuài mù tou wood
- 一块石头 yí kuài shí tou stone
- 一块冰 yí kuài bīng ice
- 一块玉 yí kuài yù jade
- 一块豆腐 yí kuài dòu fu tofu
- 一块巧克力 yí kuài qiǎo kè lì chocolate (loanword)
- 一块煤 yí kuài méi coal
- 一块蛋糕 yí kuài dàn gāo cake
- 一块碑 yí kuài bēi a monument
- 一块墨 yí kuài mò ink stick
Example sentences
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我想吃一块蛋糕。
Wǒ xiǎng chī yí kuài dàn gāo.
I'd like a piece of cake.
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这块手表是我爸爸送的。
Zhè kuài shǒu biǎo shì wǒ bà ba sòng de.
My dad gave me this watch.
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这个苹果三块钱。
Zhè ge píng guǒ sān kuài qián.
This apple costs three yuan.
Common mistake
Thin slices take 片, not 块: 一片面包 (a slice of bread), but 一块蛋糕 (a piece of cake).
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