块

yuan (colloquial), piece

noun Common #4,285
yuan (colloquial) An informal spoken measure word for amounts of money.
CH: 这本书五十块。
EN: This book costs fifty yuan.

五块半

Five and a half yuan.

— 一个都不能少 (1999)

六块五就正好够用了

Six yuan and fifty cents is exactly enough.

— 一个都不能少 (1999)

先别说了,给我三十块

Stop talking and give me thirty yuan.

— 花样年华 (2000)

我也没见过三万块

I've never seen thirty thousand yuan either.

— 热辣滚烫 (2024)

他那个是光回来,九块

His one is just coming back—nine yuan.

— 一个都不能少 (1999)

这里有两百块…收起来

Here’s 200 yuan… put it away.

— 2046 (2004)

我再给你十万块

I'll give you another 100,000 yuan.

— 美人鱼 (2016)

只是二十八块

It’s only 28 yuan.

— 阿飞正传 (1990)

如果你没钱的,我口袋里还有十几块

If you’re short on money, I still have over ten yuan in my pocket.

— 阿飞正传 (1990)

这里十块钱的价格是十一块。

The price here is 11 yuan for 10 yuan’s worth.

我只剩下一百块

I only have 100 yuan left.

— 喜剧之王 (1999)

五十块

Fifty yuan.

— 黄金三镖客 (1966)

两千块

Two thousand yuan

— 黄金三镖客 (1966)

老兄,三千块呀

Dude, that's three grand.

— 黄金三镖客 (1966)

那里可有两万块

There could be as much as 20,000 yuan there.

— 美国黑帮 (2007)

五百块,快给行了,下个月发工资时给你啦

Five hundred yuan—come on, give it to me. I’ll pay you back when I get my paycheck next month.

— 无间道 (2002)

这是一千块

This is 1,000 yuan.

— 这个杀手不太冷 (1994)

多花几十块嘛,别担心

It’s just a few dozen yuan more—don’t worry.

— 重庆森林 (1994)

你们一颗卖六十块呀

You charge 60 yuan each?

— 黑社会 (2005)

四块

Four yuan.

— 指环王1:护戒使者 (2001)

我多给你十万块

I'll give you another 100,000 yuan.

— 老男孩 (2003)

房租一天三十块

The rent is thirty yuan a day.

— 阿飞正传 (1990)

他们听见凯特说“价格是十一块”,肯定没人相信。

When they hear Kate say, “It costs eleven yuan,” no one will believe her.

五块

Five yuan.

— 春光乍泄 (1997)

她给了我两百块小费

She gave me a two-hundred-yuan tip.

— 出租车司机 (2017)

十几块二十块嘛让她有个选择不好吗?

It’s only ten or twenty yuan—why not give her a choice?

— 重庆森林 (1994)

先别说了,借我三十块

Stop talking for now. Lend me thirty yuan.

— 花样年华 (2000)

三千字七百块

3,000 Chinese characters for 700 yuan.

— 几近成名 (2000)

两百块,我只有这么多都在这里

Two hundred yuan—that's all I have, and it's all here.

— 黄金三镖客 (1966)

noun Uncommon #5,801
piece A measure word for a countable piece or chunk of something.
CH: 他丢了块肉给一条狗。
EN: He tossed a piece of meat to a dog.

吃块饼干

Have a cookie.

— 时空恋旅人 (2013)

她每天吃块面包

She eats a piece of bread every day.

— 回归 (2006)

去选另一块

Go choose another piece.

— 第五元素 (1997)

我再拿块毛巾过来。

I’ll grab another towel.

没关系,随便哪块。

No problem, anywhere is fine.

好,我拿块肥皂给你

Okay, I’ll get you a bar of soap.

— 痛苦与荣耀 (2019)

"这就是六块手帕?"

So this is six handkerchiefs?

— 甜蜜的生活 (1960)

给我块巧克力

Give me a piece of chocolate.

— 蝴蝶梦 (1940)

你吃了几块?

How many pieces did you eat?

— 指环王1:护戒使者 (2001)

我们搬了一千多块了

We've moved over a thousand blocks already.

— 一个都不能少 (1999)

撒尔四块

Saer, four pieces

— 为所应为 (1989)

来块糖吗?

Would you like a piece of candy?

— 烈日灼人 (1994)

可是,我们在同一块土壤上?

But are we standing on the same ground?

— 宝莱坞生死恋 (2002)

是,手袋还有块石头

Yes, there’s also a stone in the handbag.

— 关于我母亲的一切 (1999)

我将给儿子买块手表。

I’m going to buy my son a watch.

每块电池都要测

Every battery needs to be tested.

— 从海底出击 (1981)

他只拿一小块你不要吗?

He’s only taking a small piece—don’t you want any?

— 瓦塞浦黑帮(上) (2012)

再来块烤肉

Another piece of grilled meat, please.

— 三傻大闹宝莱坞 (2009)

我想那是他的第三块,不过他正是饭量永远大的年纪。

I think that’s his third piece, but he’s at the age when he’s always hungry.

我给你带了块小地毯

I brought you a little rug.

— 爱乐之城 (2016)