折 zhé zhē

break off, snap; bend

HSK 4 #1131

DEFINITIONS

折 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
  • variant of 折[zhe2]
  • document folded in accordion form
折 zhē
  • to turn sth over
  • to turn upside down
  • to tip sth out (of a container)
折 shé
  • to break (e.g. stick or bone)
  • a loss

STROKES

WORDS

竖折 shù zhé (downwards-starting right angle character stroke)
豎折 shù zhé (downwards-starting right angle character stroke)
费周折 fèi zhōu zhé to spend (much) effort; to go through (a lot of) trouble
費周折 fèi zhōu zhé to spend (much) effort; to go through (a lot of) trouble
赔了夫人又折兵 péi le fū rén yòu zhé bīng having given away a bride, to lose one's army on top of it (idiom); to suffer a double loss after trying to trick the enemy
賠了夫人又折兵 péi le fū rén yòu zhé bīng having given away a bride, to lose one's army on top of it (idiom); to suffer a double loss after trying to trick the enemy
轉折 zhuǎn zhé shift in the trend of events; turnaround; plot shift in a book; turn in the conversation
轉折點 zhuǎn zhé diǎn turning point; breaking point
迂回曲折 yū huí qū zhé meandering and circuitous (idiom); complicated developments that never get anywhere; going around in circles
邮折 yóu zhé (philately) presentation pack; stamp folder
酷刑折磨 kù xíng zhé mó torture and cruel treatment
摧折 cuī zhé be broken with a light touch; crush and break; destroy by hand; snap
催折 cuī zhé easily break; likely to snap
大打折扣 dà dǎ zhé kòu to offer a great discount; heavily discounted
折超 zhé chāo to fold over; to be more than a discount
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