Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
折
zhé
Description
"折"是一个常用的动词，意思是把东西弯起来或者弄断，比如折纸、折断树枝。
"折" is a common verb meaning to bend or break something, like folding paper or breaking a branch.
它也可以表示商店打折，就是东西卖得比原来便宜。
It can also mean a store discount, where items are sold cheaper than before.
Meanings
折zhé
to fold; to bend
她把纸折成一只小船。
She folded the paper into a little boat.
折zhé
to break; to snap
风太大，把树枝折断了。
The wind was so strong that it broke the tree branch.
打折dǎzhé
to give a discount
这件衣服打八折。
This piece of clothing is 20% off.
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Notes
- Nuance
折 can also read "shé" meaning to break/lose money, and "zhē" meaning to turn over.
- Etymology
shows a hand (扌) breaking something with an axe (斤).
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