Learn Hardcore Chinese: kuài

Usages of kuài

这zhè　块kuài　蛋糕dàngāo　看起来kànqǐlái　很hěn　甜tián，　你nǐ　一yí个gè　人rén　吃chī　得de　完wán　吗ma？zhè kuài dàngāo kànqǐlái hěn tián, nǐ yígè rén chī de wán ma?

This piece of cake looks very sweet; can you finish it by yourself?

我wǒ　一yí个gè　人rén　吃chī　不bù　完wán　这zhè　块kuài　蛋糕dàngāo，　你nǐ　跟gēn　我wǒ　一起yìqǐ　吃chī　吧ba。wǒ yígè rén chī bù wán zhè kuài dàngāo, nǐ gēn wǒ yìqǐ chī ba.

I can’t finish this piece of cake by myself; eat it together with me.

这zhè　块kuài　电池diànchí　已经yǐjīng　用yòng　了le　很hěn　久jiǔ，　难怪nánguài　电脑diànnǎo　总是zǒngshì　没电méidiàn。zhè kuài diànchí yǐjīng yòng le hěn jiǔ, nánguài diànnǎo zǒngshì méidiàn.

This battery has been used for a long time, no wonder the computer is always out of power.

她tā　出门chūmén　前qián　忘wàng　了le　给gěi　手机shǒujī　充电chōngdiàn，　只好zhǐhǎo　又yòu　回huí　房间fángjiān　换huàn　了le　一yí　块kuài　电池diànchí。tā chūmén qián wàng le gěi shǒujī chōngdiàn, zhǐhǎo yòu huí fángjiān huàn le yí kuài diànchí.

She forgot to charge her phone before going out, so she had no choice but to go back to the room and change the battery.

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