折
zhé
Pinyin

Definition

折
 - 
zhé
  1. to break
  2. to fracture
  3. to snap
  4. to suffer loss
  5. to bend
  6. to twist
  7. to turn
  8. to change direction
  9. convinced
  10. to convert into (currency)
  11. discount
  12. rebate
  13. tenth (in price)
  14. classifier for theatrical scenes
  15. to fold
  16. accounts book
折
 - 
zhē
  1. to turn sth over
  2. to turn upside down
  3. to tip sth out (of a container)
折
 - 
shé
  1. to break (e.g. stick or bone)
  2. a loss
折 (摺)
 - 
zhé
  1. variant of 折[zhé]
  2. to fold

Character Decomposition

Compounds (11)

哲
zhé
  1. 1 wise
  2. 2 a sage
哲
zhé
  1. 1 (used in given names)
  2. 2 variant: 哲 zhé
誓
shì
  1. 1 oath
  2. 2 vow
  3. 3 to swear
  4. 4 to pledge
逝
shì
  1. 1 (of time) to pass
  2. 2 to die
浙
Zhè
  1. 1 abbr. for Zhejiang 浙江 province in east China

Related Words (20)

折
shé
  1. 1 to break (e.g. stick or bone)
  2. 2 a loss
折磨
zhé mó
  1. 1 to torment
  2. 2 to torture
折腾
zhē teng
  1. 1 to toss from side to side (e.g. sleeplessly)
  2. 2 to repeat sth over and over again
  3. 3 to torment sb
  4. 4 to play crazy
  5. 5 to squander (time, money)
挫折
cuò zhé
  1. 1 setback
  2. 2 reverse
  3. 3 check
  4. 4 defeat
  5. 5 frustration
  6. 6 disappointment
  7. 7 to frustrate
  8. 8 to discourage
  9. 9 to set sb back
  10. 10 to blunt
  11. 11 to subdue
夭折
yāo zhé
  1. 1 to die young or prematurely
  2. 2 to come to a premature end
  3. 3 to be aborted prematurely

Idioms (8)

一折两段
yī zhé liǎng duàn
  1. 1 to split sth into two (idiom)
折节读书
zhé jié dú shū
  1. 1 to start reading furiously, contrary to previous habit (idiom)
朱云折槛
Zhū Yún zhē kǎn
  1. 1 Mr Zhu Yun breaks the railing (idiom); to challenge and admonish boldly
百折不挠
bǎi zhé bù náo
  1. 1 to keep on fighting in spite of all setbacks (idiom)
  2. 2 to be undaunted by repeated setbacks
  3. 3 to be indomitable
盘旋曲折
pán xuán qū zhé
  1. 1 lit. windy and circuitous
  2. 2 difficult (idiom)

Sample Sentences

这折扣太少了吧，真不够意思。
zhè zhékòu tài shǎo le ba ，zhēn bù gòuyìsi 。
The discount is too small. That’s not generous enough of you.
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七折
qī zhé
30% off
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五折
wǔ zhé
50% off
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好的。签半年的月费是800元，办卡手续费是50元。您可以选择每个月付800元或是一次性付清半年费用，有9折优惠。
hǎo de 。qiān bànnián de yuè fèi shì yuán ，bàn kǎ shǒuxù fèi shì yuán 。nín kěyǐ xuǎnzé měigè yuè fù yuán huòshì yīcìxìng fùqīng bànnián fèiyòng ，yǒu shé yōuhuì 。
Ok. The monthly fee for half a year is 800 yuan, and the card handling fee is 50 yuan. You can choose to pay 800 yuan per month or get a 10% off when you pay the half-year fee in a lump sum.
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花开堪折直须折，我们当年也算是不负少年时呀。
huākāikānzhézhíxūzhépick ，wǒmen dāngnián yě suànshì bùfùshàoniánshí ya 。
I can say in our younger days we had tried to live our life to the fullest.
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2、在遭受挫折后，与其垂头丧气，不如振作精神，重新再干
、zài zāoshòu cuòzhé hòu ，yǔqí chuítóusàngqì ，bùrú zhènzuò jīngshén ，chóngxīn zài gàn
After suffering setbacks, instead of despairing, it is better to cheer up and start over.
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鱼帮水，水帮鱼。你这次给我打折，我下次给你介绍客人。
yúbāngshuǐ,shuǐbāngyú 。nǐ zhècì gěi wǒ dǎzhé ，wǒ xiàcì gěi nǐ jièshào kèrén 。
You scratch my back and I’ll scratch yours. You give me a discount this time. I’ll bring you more customers next time.
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不能打折。
bùnéng dǎzhé 。
I can't give you a discount.
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这衣服能打折吗？
zhè yīfu néng dǎzhé ma ？
Can the clothes be discounted?
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打折
dǎ zhé
discount
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