Chinese words · HSK 1

块

kuàiTraditional 塊

lump; chunk

Every meaning

kuài

  1. lump; chunk
  2. classifier for pieces, lumps, chunks
  3. (coll.) classifier for money: yuan
  4. (coll.) area; aspect (as in 这一块)

In a sentence

  • 我吃了两块蛋糕。

    I ate two pieces of cake.

  • 这本书要二十块。

    This book costs twenty yuan.

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Meanings are from Mandarin The Wild’s own dictionary. Levels follow the official HSK word list (the exam’s 2025 syllabus, levels 7–9 shown together).