一块儿

yī kuài'r

together

我们一块儿去吃饭吧。

Let's go eat together.

informal

Together, as a group, or simultaneously.

他们一块儿完成了这个项目。

They completed the project together.

我们一块儿看电影吧。

Let's watch a movie together.

Commonly used in spoken Chinese to indicate doing something jointly or simultaneously.

Collocations

to play together

to study together

'一块儿' is informal and spoken, while '一起' is more formal and written.

Use '一块儿' in casual conversations and '一起' in formal writing or professional settings.

Combination of '一' (one) and '块儿' (a unit or piece), originally referring to doing something as a single unit or group.

'一块儿' is more commonly used in spoken Chinese, while '一起' is more formal and written. Both mean 'together' but '一块儿' has a more casual tone.

一

one

root

块儿

unit or piece

root

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