<p>First, it's not a verbal reading of 块.</p>

<p>Second, 一块块 could be used as adjective, adverb or a complement, meaning 'into pieces' or 'pieces of'. </p>

<p>Examples(as an adjective， modifying a noun): 一块块肉，一块块面包，...</p>

<p>Examples(as an adverb， modifying a verb): 一块块地找，一块块地切下来，...</p>

<p>Examples(as a complement): "哦,把他们砍成一块块?", "灰熊的领地被公路切分成一块块";</p>

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dan
<p><code>一块块</code> is just short for <code>一块一块</code></p>

<p>Try to speak very fast, <code>一块一块</code> just sounds like <code>一块块</code></p>

<p>So there is nothing else about this. And like :</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>一种种，一个个，一份份，一点点，一句句</p>
</blockquote>

<p>To many of them. Almost all words like <code>一...</code> can be said like this.</p>

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Vision Chang
<p>In my <a href="https://chdict.zydeo.net/en/edit/existing/l66oa8L" rel="nofollow noreferrer">open-source dictionary</a> a contributor has suggested a verbal reading for 块: to cut/chop into pieces, noting that in this 'verbal sense' it is always reduplicated. I cannot find this in either CC-CEDICT or ABC. In my corpus of movie subtitles I find 10 attestations of 块块 (see below), all of them preceded by 一, and often as 成一块块 or as 块块的.</p>
<p>I am asking for an analysis and suggestions. Does 一块块 belong in a dictionary as a headword? Should it be marked as an adverb, a complement (&quot;into pieces&quot;), or something else? Or, is there in fact a verbal reading of 块?</p>
<p>Attestations:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>一块块的找</p>
<p>把躯体一块块进行肢解</p>
<p>哦,把他们砍成一块块?</p>
<p>要是再玩大男人的鬼把戏 我把你从头到脚一块块切下来</p>
<p>灰熊的领地被公路切分成一块块 使他们限制在很小的范围内</p>
<p>我要把你剁成一块块 交给吉迪恩，你这个淫妇！</p>
<p>唯见一块块血淋淋的你和我&quot;</p>
<p>这里面一块块的</p>
<p>把她的脸割成一块块</p>
<p>还有一块块的</p>
</blockquote>

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“一XX” is a very common pattern where X could be any measure word
Jason Swift
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This is a grammar topic, see e.g. CCG 2.10 Reduplication of measure words: measure words may often be reduplicated to mean plurality or exclusiveness. E.g.条条大路通罗马。个个都有责任。These reduplications may be preceded by the numeral 一 to mean "every" and may be used attributively like a "numeral + measure word" phrase:一朵朵花、一门门课程、一个个旅客。The attributive indicator 的 may also be included after the reduplication to mean "many": 一座座的桥、一台台的电脑。Reduplication of measure words together with their attached numeral 一，however, means "one after another":一个一个地（地 used to mark descriptive adverbials)\一步一步地、一口一口地。
user6065
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This is very useful and I'd upvote as an answer, but I cannot do that for a comment. Thank you.
g.u.
<grammar><mandarin><vocabulary>
Verbal reading of 块?
# Verbal reading of 块?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-12-01)

In my [open-source dictionary](https://chdict.zydeo.net/en/edit/existing/l66oa8L) a contributor has suggested a verbal reading for 块: to cut/chop into pieces, noting that in this 'verbal sense' it is always reduplicated. I cannot find this in either CC-CEDICT or ABC. In my corpus of movie subtitles I find 10 attestations of 块块 (see below), all of them preceded by 一, and often as 成一块块 or as 块块的.

I am asking for an analysis and suggestions. Does 一块块 belong in a dictionary as a headword? Should it be marked as an adverb, a complement ("into pieces"), or something else? Or, is there in fact a verbal reading of 块?

Attestations:

> 一块块的找
>
> 把躯体一块块进行肢解
>
> 哦,把他们砍成一块块?
>
> 要是再玩大男人的鬼把戏 我把你从头到脚一块块切下来
>
> 灰熊的领地被公路切分成一块块 使他们限制在很小的范围内
>
> 我要把你剁成一块块 交给吉迪恩，你这个淫妇！
>
> 唯见一块块血淋淋的你和我"
>
> 这里面一块块的
>
> 把她的脸割成一块块
>
> 还有一块块的

**Tags:** grammar, mandarin, vocabulary

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: “一XX” is a very common pattern where X could be any measure word  
> **username_2**: This is a grammar topic, see e.g. CCG 2.10 Reduplication of measure words: measure words may often be reduplicated to mean plurality or exclusiveness. E.g.条条大路通罗马。个个都有责任。These reduplications may be preceded by the numeral 一 to mean "every" and may be used attributively like a "numeral + measure word" phrase:一朵朵花、一门门课程、一个个旅客。The attributive indicator 的 may also be included after the reduplication to mean "many": 一座座的桥、一台台的电脑。Reduplication of measure words together with their attached numeral 一，however, means "one after another":一个一个地（地 used to mark descriptive adverbials)\一步一步地、一口一口地。  
> **username_0**: This is very useful and I'd upvote as an answer, but I cannot do that for a comment. Thank you.  

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_3 on 2017-12-01. Score: 1

First, it's not a verbal reading of 块.

Second, 一块块 could be used as adjective, adverb or a complement, meaning 'into pieces' or 'pieces of'.

Examples(as an adjective， modifying a noun): 一块块肉，一块块面包，...

Examples(as an adverb， modifying a verb): 一块块地找，一块块地切下来，...

Examples(as a complement): "哦,把他们砍成一块块?", "灰熊的领地被公路切分成一块块";


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### Answer by username_4 on 2017-12-01. Score: 1

`一块块` is just short for `一块一块`

Try to speak very fast, `一块一块` just sounds like `一块块`

So there is nothing else about this. And like :

> 一种种，一个个，一份份，一点点，一句句

To many of them. Almost all words like `一...` can be said like this.


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