區塊

简 区块 · 繁 區塊
Mandarin · pinyin qū kuài

Meanings

  1. block; segment; section; sector; area
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區
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塊
kuài · piece, lump; dollar
区
qū · area, district, region, ward
块
kuài · piece, lump; dollar
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1–4 · qu1 kuai4

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noun

  1. (cryptography) block
  2. (web design, attributive) block

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