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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

[kuài]
  1. 1. noun lump
    lump of earth
  2. 2. measure word piece
    蛋糕
    a piece of cake
    烤面包
    a slice of toast
    方糖
    a lump of sugar

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

[kuài]
  1. 1. noun piece; lump; chunk;block; cake
    hard candy (or fruit drops) or lumps of sugar
    把肉切成
    cut the meat into cubes
    小孩儿们正在田埂上玩泥
    我的文章终于变成报上的豆腐了。
  2. 2. measure word piece; lump; bar
    面包
    a piece (or hunk) of bread
    手表
    a wrist watch
    地能种几棵庄稼啊?
    这两面包哪够我吃啊。
    咱们拿几糖就走吧。
    这栋楼是工人们一砖一砖地垒起来的。
    你就拿着几破铜烂铁来哄我啊。
    肥皂
    two bars of soap
  3. 3. measure word [verbal] for gold or silver dollars, Renminbi, and certain paper money
    银洋
    two silver dollars
    three yuan
    一千港币
    1,000 Hong Kong dollars
    给我一钱。

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

[kuài]
  1. 1. 名 [文] 土疙瘩。
  2. 2. 泛指疙瘩状或团状的东西
    冬瓜切片儿还是切儿?
    豆腐
    茎。
  3. 3. a)用于状的东西产
    砖头
    香皂。两饼干
  4. 4. b)用于某些扁壮或片状物
    宝地。一光洋
  5. 5. [口] c)用于货币,相当于“圆”
    五毛。

Examples

盘子里有很多削成的水果,大家可以叉着吃。
他拿了抹布拭除掉桌上的灰尘。 拭除
他买了格子布。
他的脸上有红记。
这1000钱算是厂里对你的奖励。 奖励
洪老爷子给他媳妇买了坤表。
这个凳子得用石头支撑。 支撑
凑整儿吧, 您给100
Make it a round number, give me 100 yuan. 凑整儿
这条河的河心处有巨石。
There is a megalith in the middle of the river. 河心
他买了后暸肉, 肥瘦合宜, 正好做红烧肉。
He bought a piece of haunch meat with neither too much fat nor muscle. It was suitable to cook bouilli. 后暸

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Measure words

Except in Chinese idioms and some special conditions, numerals are generally not used to modify nouns directly. One needs to put specific measure words between them, e.g. "五个人", "十八条线", "一百多只蚂蚁","一次战役"。

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