块 kuài
“lump; chunk; piece; classifier for pieces of cloth, cake, soap etc; (coll.) classifier for money and currency units”
measure wordHSK 1 · 2021 list level 1Traditional 塊
新HSK等级2025 HSK 3.0 syllabus level
块 appears in the November 2025 exam syllabus in the following numbered entry. Levels refer to the listed reading and use, not every meaning.
- Entry 105: 块 kuài — Level 1; official annotation 1 (量). PDF page 82
Separate from the HSK 2.0 and 2021 list labels above. Compare the three lists.
用法How to use 块
块 is a measure word for a lump, chunk, or piece of something solid (一块蛋糕, 一块石头). It also colloquially means "yuan" in prices and money (三块钱). It follows a number directly, and the piece sense often appears as 一块 + noun.
例句Example sentences
- 我买了一块蛋糕。wǒ mǎi le yí kuài dàn gāo.I bought a piece of cake.
- 桌子上有一块石头。zhuō zi shàng yǒu yí kuài shí tou.There is a piece of stone on the table.
- 这本书二十块钱。zhè běn shū èr shí kuài qián.This book costs twenty yuan.
易混词Easily confused
块vs元
Both can mean "yuan": 块 is colloquial/spoken, while 元 is formal or written, as in 二十元.
相关词语Related words
- 一块儿 yī kuài r