Definition
结块 (correct pronunciation: jié kuài) is a separable verb (离合词) meaning 'to form lumps or clumps'. You use it for substances like flour, cement, milk, or chemicals that solidify into lumps. When you insert a measure word, duration, or object, the 结 and 块 split: e.g., 结了一个大块 ('formed a big lump'). The input pinyin is given as jiē, but the actual reading is jié kuài.
v.o.
to form lumps or clumpsto curdle (for liquids like milk)
Examples
- 结块。Miànfěn jiē le.The flour has formed lumps.
- 。Zhè dài shuǐní jié le yí dà kuài.This bag of cement formed a big lump.
- 结块，。Niúnǎi yǐjīng jiē le, bù néng hē le.The milk has curdled; it's undrinkable.
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