一块儿 yíkuàir together; in the same place (spoken, erhua)
How to remember 一块儿: 一 one + 块 piece + 儿 son = together; in the same place (spoken, erhua).
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How it is used
- The erhua, spoken form of 一起 (yìqǐ) - together - 我们一块儿去吧 (wǒmen yíkuàir qù ba) let's go together.
- Colloquial and northern-flavored; interchangeable with 一起 in casual speech. Note the tone sandhi: 一 becomes yí before the fourth-tone 块.
Example sentences
- 周末我们一块儿去公园吧。 Zhōumò wǒmen yíkuàir qù gōngyuán ba.Let us go to the park together this weekend.