折
zhéshézhē HSK4

break off

折 zhé frequency
fold verb
to fold or double over

请把衣服折好放进柜子里。

qǐng bǎ yī​fu zhé hǎo fàng​jìn guì​zi lǐ.

Please fold the clothes neatly and put them in the closet.

discount measure word
a discount, rebate, or reduction in price measured in tenths

书店现在全场打八折。

shū​diàn xiàn​zài quán chǎng dǎ bā zhé.

The bookstore is now offering 20% off storewide.

account book noun
a small book or notebook for keeping records of accounts

他把每一笔开销都记录在一个小折子上。

tā bǎ měi yī bǐ kāi​xiāo dōu jì​lù zài yī gè xiǎo zhé zi shàng.

He recorded every expense in a small passbook.

act measure word
a classifier for theatrical scenes or short plays

这出京剧共有四折。

zhè chū Jīng​jù gòng yǒu sì zhé.

This Peking Opera has four acts.

bend verb
to bend, twist, or change direction

那条小路在山脚下向北折去。

nà tiáo xiǎo​lù zài shān​jiǎo xià xiàng běi zhé qù.

The trail turns north at the foot of the mountain.

break verb
to break, fracture, or snap

他随手折了一枝门前的柳条。

tā suí​shǒu zhé le yī zhī mén qián de liǔ​tiáo.

He casually snapped off a willow branch from in front of the door.

convert verb
to convert into currency or another equivalent value

这批货物折成人民币是五万元。

zhè pī huò​wù zhé chéng rén​mín​bì shì wǔ​wàn yuán.

The value of these goods converted into RMB is 50,000 yuan.

convinced adjective
to be convinced, persuaded, or to submit to another's influence

他的高尚人品和博大胸怀确实令人心折。

tā de gāo​shàng rén​pǐn hé bó​dà xiōng​huái què​shí lìng rén xīn zhé.

His noble character and broad mind are truly admirable.

suffer loss verb
to suffer a loss, damage, or setback

这种高强度的熬夜工作方式简直是在折寿。

zhè zhǒng gāo qiáng​dù de áo​yè gōng​zuò fāng​shì jiǎn​zhí shì zài zhé shòu.

This high-intensity lifestyle of staying up late to work is simply cutting your life short.

折 shé
lose money verb
to sustain a financial loss, particularly in a business context

这桩买卖让他折了本。

zhè zhuāng mǎi​mai ràng tā shé le běn.

This deal made him lose his capital.

snap verb
to snap or break (as of a stick, a bone, etc.)

由于风太大，树枝折了。

yóu​yú fēng tài dà, shù​zhī shé le.

The tree branch broke because the wind was too strong.

折 zhē
turn over verb
to turn something over or upside down, or to tip something out of a container

他把袋子里的东西都折了出来。

tā bǎ dài​zi lǐ de dōng​xi dōu zhē le chū​lái.

He emptied everything out of the bag.

折 (摺) zhé
fold verb
to fold

请你先将这张白纸对折，然后再沿着中间的折痕剪开。

qǐng nǐ xiān jiāng zhè zhāng bái​zhǐ duì zhé, rán​hòu zài yán​zhe zhōng​jiān de zhé​hén jiǎn​kāi.

Please fold this piece of blank paper in half first, then cut it along the crease in the middle.

Frequency
Character
Written text
1,131st most common 127.8 per million
Movie subtitles
1,126th most common 80.6 per million appears in 36% of films
Word
Movie subtitles
11.7 per million appears in 5% of films
Written text
63.8 per million

Details
HSK 2.0
Level 4
HSK 3.0
Level 4
Traditional
摺
Strokes
7
Unicode
U+6298

Sources
Definitions
CC-CEDICT
Frequency data
MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)