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折
zhé
to break, to snap; to fold, to bend; to bow; humble
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HSK 4
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⿰扌斤
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xià
下
below, underneath; inferior; to bring down; next
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HSK 1
Words Using 折 (107)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
HSK
打折
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dǎzhé
to give a discount
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dǎzhé
打折
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HSK 4
to give a discount
折磨
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zhémó
to persecute / to torment
6
zhémó
折磨
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HSK 6
to persecute / to torment
折
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zhē
to turn sth over / to turn upside down / to tip sth out (of a container)
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zhē
折
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HSK 6
to turn sth over / to turn upside down / to tip sth out (of a container)
折
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shé
to break (e.g. stick or bone) / a loss
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shé
折
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HSK 6
to break (e.g. stick or bone) / a loss
折
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zhé
to break / to fracture / to snap / to suffer loss / to bend / to twist / to turn / to change direction / convinced / to convert into (currency) / discount / rebate / tenth (in price) / classifier for theatrical scenes / to fold / accounts book
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zhé
折
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HSK 6
to break / to fracture / to snap / to suffer loss / to bend / to twist / to turn / to change direction / convinced / to convert into (currency) / discount / rebate / tenth (in price) / classifier for theatrical scenes / to fold / accounts book
挫折
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cuòzhé
setback / reverse / check / defeat / frustration / disappointment / to frustrate / to discourage / to set sb back / to blunt / to subdue
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cuòzhé
挫折
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HSK 6
setback / reverse / check / defeat / frustration / disappointment / to frustrate / to discourage / to set sb back / to blunt / to subdue
曲折
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qūzhé
winding / (fig.) complicated
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qūzhé
曲折
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HSK 6
winding / (fig.) complicated
周折
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zhōuzhé
twists and turns / vicissitude / complication / difficulty / effort / CL:[[番<fān>]]
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zhōuzhé
周折
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HSK 6
twists and turns / vicissitude / complication / difficulty / effort / CL:[[番<fān>]]
转折
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zhuǎnzhé
shift in the trend of events / plot shift in a book / twists and turns
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zhuǎnzhé
转折
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HSK 6
shift in the trend of events / plot shift in a book / twists and turns
折腾
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zhēteng
to toss from side to side (e.g. sleeplessly) / to repeat sth over and over again / to torment sb / to play crazy / to squander (time, money)
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zhēteng
折腾
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HSK 6
to toss from side to side (e.g. sleeplessly) / to repeat sth over and over again / to torment sb / to play crazy / to squander (time, money)