<p>一块:</p>

<p>(I) a piece of, a mass of</p>

<p>(II) (<em>Extended Meaning</em>) together </p>

<p>一块儿：</p>

<p>(I) a piece of, a mass of</p>

<p>(II) (<em>Extended Meaning</em>) together </p>

<p>一块儿 is just an oral/colloquial style of 一块.</p>

<p>In China, using 一块儿(sounds <strong>yíkuàr</strong>, <strong>NOTICE：“一” sounds yí(阳平) here</strong>) in your spoken Chinese, should be more natural and welcome:)</p>

<p>But in Taiwan, do not speak yíkuàr. Speaking <strong>yíkuài</strong> should be welcome.</p>

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2012-10-22T07:53:38.457Z
I wouldn't say 一块儿. It's used predominantly in Northern China.
deutschZuid
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<p>In Beijing dialect/Northern China dialects, 一块儿 is the idiomatic pronunciation of 一块 for all its meanings. E.g.</p>

<ul>
<li>缺了一块儿 (a piece is missing)</li>
<li>一块儿蛋糕 (a piece of cake)</li>
<li>一块儿玩儿 (playing together)</li>
<li>在一块儿 (be together)</li>
<li>块儿状物 (blocks; lumps)</li>
</ul>

<p>Note the special usage of 块 in 一块钱 (one RMB Yuan) should not be pronounced as 一块儿钱. 一块儿钱 makes no sense.</p>

<p>Having said that, your impression of 一块儿 is often used to mean "together" is also right. This is because the usage of 一块 (even without 儿) to mean "together" itself is a Northern China idiom; In Southern China, 一起/一齐 is more common. In other word, people who choose 一块 over 一起 will also tend to use 儿话音. On the other hand 一块 as a count word is the preferred word to mean "one piece" across all Chinese speaking regions.</p>

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2012-10-22T16:19:23.440Z
Thanks.  This makes sense to me because by far the most common way I hear 块 as a measure word is for money.
Colin McLarty
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<p>From some experience in Beijing, some on CCTV 9, and some reading, I begin to suspect that in Beijing the pronunciation "一块" is more often used for the count noun, and "一块儿" is more often used to mean "together."  Could that be right?</p>

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you can consider 儿 is something different between British English (Mandarin Chinese) & American English (Beijing dialect) when pronounce 'better'.
LiuYan 刘研
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"一块" versus "一块儿" in Beijing
# "一块" versus "一块儿" in Beijing

(Asked by: username_0 on 2012-10-21)

From some experience in Beijing, some on CCTV 9, and some reading, I begin to suspect that in Beijing the pronunciation "一块" is more often used for the count noun, and "一块儿" is more often used to mean "together." Could that be right?

**Tags:** usage, pronunciation

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: you can consider 儿 is something different between British English (Mandarin Chinese) & American English (Beijing dialect) when pronounce 'better'.  

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_4 on 2012-10-21. Score: 4 | Accepted answer

In Beijing dialect/Northern China dialects, 一块儿 is the idiomatic pronunciation of 一块 for all its meanings. E.g.

* 缺了一块儿 (a piece is missing)
* 一块儿蛋糕 (a piece of cake)
* 一块儿玩儿 (playing together)
* 在一块儿 (be together)
* 块儿状物 (blocks; lumps)

Note the special usage of 块 in 一块钱 (one RMB Yuan) should not be pronounced as 一块儿钱. 一块儿钱 makes no sense.

Having said that, your impression of 一块儿 is often used to mean "together" is also right. This is because the usage of 一块 (even without 儿) to mean "together" itself is a Northern China idiom; In Southern China, 一起/一齐 is more common. In other word, people who choose 一块 over 一起 will also tend to use 儿话音. On the other hand 一块 as a count word is the preferred word to mean "one piece" across all Chinese speaking regions.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Thanks.  This makes sense to me because by far the most common way I hear 块 as a measure word is for money.  

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### Answer by username_2 on 2012-10-21. Score: 0

一块:

(I) a piece of, a mass of

(II) (*Extended Meaning*) together

一块儿：

(I) a piece of, a mass of

(II) (*Extended Meaning*) together

一块儿 is just an oral/colloquial style of 一块.

In China, using 一块儿(sounds **yíkuàr**, **NOTICE：“一” sounds yí(阳平) here**) in your spoken Chinese, should be more natural and welcome:)

But in Taiwan, do not speak yíkuàr. Speaking **yíkuài** should be welcome.

> **Comments:**
> **username_3**: I wouldn't say 一块儿. It's used predominantly in Northern China.  

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