折合

• Pinyin: zhé hé
• Hanzi breakdown: 折 = 扌+ 斤 (to convert); 合 = 人 + 一 + 口 (to combine)

Meaning

To convert; to amount to; to be equivalent to. Converting one unit or currency to another.

Used for currency conversion, unit conversion, or calculating equivalence. Common in financial, commercial, and mathematical contexts. Often followed by 成 (into) or specific units.

Examples

1. 这批货物的价值折合人民币约五百万元。 The value of this batch of goods is equivalent to about 5 million yuan in RMB.
2. 按照当前汇率，一美元折合约七块二人民币。 At the current exchange rate, one U.S. dollar is equivalent to about 7.2 yuan.
3. 他每月的收入折合成年薪大概有二十万。 His monthly income works out to an annual salary of about 200,000.

Usage Guide

Context: finance, commerce, conversion

Tone: technical

Do Say

• 这笔投资折合成本币大约是一千万元。(This investment amounts to approximately ten million yuan in local currency.)
• 按照官方汇率折合，他的年薪相当于五万美元。(Converted at the official exchange rate, his annual salary is equivalent to fifty thousand dollars.)

Don't Say

• 折合等于 — redundant; 折合 already implies equivalence; just say 折合

Origin & History

折 (to convert/discount) + 合 (to combine/equal)

Cultural Context

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal