"我买了五块水果蛋糕。"
Translation:I bought five pieces of fruit cake.
January 24, 2018
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KTo288
1745
The English translation is slightly misleading, ask for a slice of fruit cake in English and you'll get a thick dense spiced brick, made with nuts, and dried and candied fruit. I think what most Chinese mean by 水果蛋糕 would probably best be described as a "fresh fruit sponge cake".
Ethan921506
1005
If 块 is followed by a noun then it is a measure word and means piece. If you wanted to say you bought a new dollar cake then I think it would be 五块的蛋糕 instead.
LeoChavez17
1293
块 can mean either a piece, a block or a bar, so if someone says "I bought five fruitcakes," it can be construed to mean the same thing and thus that sentence should be accepted.
Aleksandro_RU
1228
It's strange. In some sentences "of THE cake" is accepted, but not in this sentence. "Five pieces of THE fruit cake", why not?