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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
HSK 6 Very Common • Top 4% ✏️ 7 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

折
zhé
to break, to snap; to fold, to bend; to bow; humble
HSK 4 7 丶

Compound Words (20)

九折
jiǔzhé
10% off (price)
周折
zhōuzhé
twists and turns
HSK 6
回折
huízhé
diffraction (physics)
夭折
yāozhé
to die young or prematurely
奏折
zòuzhé
memorial to the emperor (folded in accordion form)
存折
cúnzhé
passbook
对折
duìzhé
to sell at a 50% discount
弯折
wānzhé
to bend
心折
xīnzhé
convinced
打折
dǎzhé
to give a discount
HSK 4
折中
zhézhōng
to compromise
折光
zhéguāng
refraction
折兑
zhéduì
to cash
折刀
zhédāo
clasp knife
折半
zhébàn
to reduce by fifty percent
折合
zhéhé
to convert into
折回
zhéhuí
to turn back
折寿
zhéshòu
to have one's life shortened (by excesses etc)
折射
zhéshè
to refract
折扇
zhéshàn
folding fan

Example Sentences (5)

另外，一些图书还有打折活动，其中，小说7.5折，地图8折，留学考试用书6折。
Lìngwài, yìxiē túshū hái yǒu dǎzhé huódòng, qízhōng, xiǎoshuō 7.5 zhé, dìtú 8 zhé, liúxué kǎoshì yòngshū 6 zhé.
In addition, some books also have discounts. Among them, novels are 25% off, maps are 20% off, and study abroad exam prep books are 40% off.
Text 4
另外，一些图书还有打折活动，其中，小说7.5折，地图8折，留学考试用书6折。
Lìngwài, yìxiē túshū hái yǒu dǎzhé huódòng, qízhōng, xiǎoshuō 7.5 zhé, dìtú 8 zhé, liúxué kǎoshì yòngshū 6 zhé.
In addition, some books also have discounts. Among them, novels are 25% off, maps are 20% off, and study abroad exam prep books are 40% off.
Text 4
另外，一些图书还有打折活动，其中，小说7.5折，地图8折，留学考试用书6折。
Lìngwài, yìxiē túshū hái yǒu dǎzhé huódòng, qízhōng, xiǎoshuō 7.5 zhé, dìtú 8 zhé, liúxué kǎoshì yòngshū 6 zhé.
In addition, some books also have discounts. Among them, novels are 25% off, maps are 20% off, and study abroad exam prep books are 40% off.
Text 4
如果购书满500元可免费办会员卡，以后购书可打8折。
Ruguo goushu man 500 yuan ke mianfei ban huiyuanka, yihou goushu ke da 8 zhe.
If you spend 500 yuan on books, you can get a free membership card; future book purchases are 20% off.
Text 4
现在我们商场正好有打折活动，打完折是999。
Xiànzài wǒmen shāngchǎng zhènghǎo yǒu dǎzhé huódòng, dǎ wán zhé shì 999.
Right now our mall is having a sale, and after the discount it's 999.
Text 3

Alternate Entries

折
shé
to break (e.g. stick or bone) / a loss
HSK 6
折
zhē
to turn sth over / to turn upside down / to tip sth out (of a container)
HSK 6
折
zhé
variant of [[折<zhé>]] / to fold
HSK 6

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
4
Character Frequency Rank
1,130
Word Frequency Rank
3,431 of 84,292