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Simplified Pīnyīn		English Definition	Traditional HSK
块 kuài	块 \| 块* \| *块	lump (of earth) / chunk / piece / classifier for pieces of cloth, cake, soap etc / (coll.) classifier for money and currency units	塊 HSK 1

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Simplified Pīnyīn		English Definition	Traditional HSK
地方 dìfang	地方 \| 地方* \| *地方	area / place / space / room / territory / CL: 處｜处, 個｜个, 塊｜块	HSK 3


板 bǎn	板 \| 板* \| *板	board / plank / plate / shutter / table tennis bat / clappers (music) / CL: 塊｜块 / accented beat in Chinese music / hard / stiff / to stop smiling or look serious


土地 tǔdì	土地 \| 土地* \| *土地	land / soil / territory / CL: 片, 塊｜块	HSK 5


玻璃 bōli	玻璃 \| 玻璃* \| *玻璃	glass / CL: 張｜张, 塊｜块 / (slang) male homosexual	HSK 5


牌 pái	牌 \| 牌* \| *牌	mahjong tile / playing card / game pieces / signboard / plate / tablet / medal / CL: 片, 個｜个, 塊｜块


大陆 dàlù	大陆 \| 大陆* \| *大陆	continent; mainland / CL: 個｜个, 塊｜块	大陸


冰 bīng	冰 \| 冰* \| *冰	ice / CL: 塊｜块 / to chill sth / (of an object or substance) to feel cold / (of a person) cold / unfriendly / (slang) methamphetamine


皮肤 pífū	皮肤 \| 皮肤* \| *皮肤	skin / CL: 層｜层, 塊｜块	皮膚 HSK 4


糖 táng	糖 \| 糖* \| *糖	sugar / sweets / candy / CL: 顆｜颗, 塊｜块	HSK 4


蛋糕 dàngāo	蛋糕 \| 蛋糕* \| *蛋糕	cake / CL: 塊｜块, 個｜个	HSK 3


墨 mò	墨 \| 墨* \| *墨	ink stick / China ink / CL: 塊｜块 / corporal punishment consisting of tattooing characters on the victim's forehead


砖 zhuān	砖 \| 砖* \| *砖	brick / CL: 塊｜块	磚 HSK 6


铜 tóng	铜 \| 铜* \| *铜	copper (chemistry) / see also 紅銅｜红铜 / CL: 塊｜块	銅 HSK 6


面料 miànliào	面料 \| 面料* \| *面料	material for making clothes / CL: 塊｜块


煤 méi	煤 \| 煤* \| *煤	coal / CL: 塊｜块


手表 shǒubiǎo	手表 \| 手表* \| *手表	wristwatch / CL: 塊｜块, 隻｜只, 個｜个	手錶 HSK 2


碑 bēi	碑 \| 碑* \| *碑	a monument / an upright stone tablet / stele / CL: 塊｜块, 面


石头 shítou	石头 \| 石头* \| *石头	stone / CL: 塊｜块	石頭 HSK 5


巧克力 qiǎokèlì	巧克力 \| 巧克力* \| *巧克力	chocolate (loanword) / CL: 塊｜块	HSK 4


饼干 bǐnggān	饼干 \| 饼干* \| *饼干	biscuit; cracker; cookie / CL: 片, 塊｜块	餅乾 HSK 4


桌布 zhuōbù	桌布 \| 桌布* \| *桌布	tablecloth / (computing) desktop background / wallpaper / CL: 條｜条, 塊｜块, 張｜张


黑板 hēibǎn	黑板 \| 黑板* \| *黑板	blackboard / CL: 塊｜块, 個｜个	HSK 3


橡皮 xiàngpí	橡皮 \| 橡皮* \| *橡皮	rubber / an eraser / CL: 塊｜块	HSK 4


骨头 gǔtou	骨头 \| 骨头* \| *骨头	bone / CL: 根, 塊｜块 / moral character / bitterness / Taiwan pr. [gu2 tou5]	骨頭 HSK 5


肥皂 féizào	肥皂 \| 肥皂* \| *肥皂	soap / CL: 塊｜块, 條｜条	HSK 5


木头 mùtou	木头 \| 木头* \| *木头	slow-witted / blockhead / log (of wood, timber etc) / CL: 塊｜块, 根	木頭 HSK 5


坐垫 zuòdiàn	坐垫 \| 坐垫* \| *坐垫	cushion / (motorbike) seat / CL: 塊｜块	坐墊


坯料 pīliào	坯料 \| 坯料* \| *坯料	semifinished materials / CL: 塊｜块


木板 mùbǎn	木板 \| 木板* \| *木板	slab / board / plank / CL: 張｜张, 塊｜块


香皂 xiāngzào	香皂 \| 香皂* \| *香皂	perfumed soap / toilet soap / CL: 塊｜块


木片 mùpiàn	木片 \| 木片* \| *木片	flat piece of wood / wood chip / CL: 塊｜块, 片


朱古力 zhūgǔlì	朱古力 \| 朱古力* \| *朱古力	chocolate (loanword) / CL: 塊｜块


瓦片 wǎpiàn	瓦片 \| 瓦片* \| *瓦片	tile / CL: 塊｜块


干冰 gānbīng	干冰 \| 干冰* \| *干冰	dry ice (i.e. frozen CO2) / CL: 塊｜块	乾冰


手绢 shǒujuàn	手绢 \| 手绢* \| *手绢	handkerchief / CL: 張｜张, 塊｜块	手絹


乌青 wūqīng	乌青 \| 乌青* \| *乌青	bluish black / bruise; bruising (CL:塊｜块)	烏青


橡皮擦 xiàngpícā	橡皮擦 \| 橡皮擦* \| *橡皮擦	eraser / rubber / CL: 塊｜块


奶酪 nǎilào	奶酪 \| 奶酪* \| *奶酪	cheese / CL: 塊｜块, 盒, 片


陨石 yǔnshí	陨石 \| 陨石* \| *陨石	meteorite / aerolite / CL: 塊｜块, 顆｜颗	隕石


面包 miànbāo	面包 \| 面包* \| *面包	bread / CL: 片, 袋, 塊｜块	麵包 HSK 3


灰岩 huīyán	灰岩 \| 灰岩* \| *灰岩	limestone (abbr. for 石灰岩) / CL: 塊｜块


糯米糕 nuòmǐgāo	糯米糕 \| 糯米糕* \| *糯米糕	glutinous rice cake / CL: 塊｜块


号码牌 hàomǎpái	号码牌 \| 号码牌* \| *号码牌	number plate / car license plate / CL: 條｜条, 塊｜块, 片	號碼牌


遮羞布 zhēxiūbù	遮羞布 \| 遮羞布* \| *遮羞布	loincloth / (fig.) fig leaf / CL: 塊｜块

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