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折
Mandarin: zhe2
Definitions
  1. 1 to break
  2. 2 to fracture
  3. 3 to snap
  4. 4 to suffer loss
  5. 5 to bend
  6. 6 to twist
  7. 7 to turn
  8. 8 to change direction
  9. 9 convinced
  10. 10 to convert into (currency)
  11. 11 discount
  12. 12 rebate
  13. 13 tenth (in price)
  14. 14 classifier for theatrical scenes
  15. 15 to fold
  16. 16 accounts book
  17. 17 a scene in a play
  18. 18 # adapted from cc-cedict
Other Readings
折
[[to split]] to discuss, to talk over a problem, to negotiate.
Words containing 折
三折
70% discount
轉折
the turning point
不為五斗米折腰
would not compromise for living or survival
折疊傘
a folding umbrella | [粵]: 縮骨遮
折扣
discount; rebate
八折
20% discount
折白單
[[to split white receipt]] a salary advance in a nightclub (gwn 19, 13)
折祠堂
[[to break up ancestral hall]] a curse directed against men (the equivalent of "
折穿西洋鏡
[[to uncover a kaleidoscope]] to break up a conspiracy, to uncover an organised
折掂
[[to settle a problem]] to settle a problem, to deal with an obstacle (ad 1.11.2
折檔
[[to break stall]] to break up a partnership
折家
[[a distributor]] a distributor of drugs (yjh 14.9.2000, 50)
折骨
[[to attack someone]] to attack someone
折招牌
[[to destroy the signboard]] to ruin the reputation of the owner of a business b
折合
to convert into; amounts to
折衷
compromise; split the difference; strike a balance/deal
折耗
loss of goods; damage to goods; shrinkage
將功折罪
to expiate one's guilt by good
二折
80% discount
九五折
5% discount
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