折

• 拼音: zhé
• 汉字拆解: 折 = 扌 (hand) + 斤 (axe), to chop or break by force

含义

To fold; to bend; to break by bending. Also used in business contexts to mean a discount (e.g. 打折).

In everyday use, 折 most commonly appears in 打折 (to offer a discount) and 折叠 (to fold). As a standalone verb it means to snap or bend something until it breaks. The measure-word sense (a fold, a crease) is less common at HSK 4 level. Context clarifies whether it means folding or discounting.

例句

1. 这家店正在打折促销，所有商品八折出售。
2. 他不小心把铅笔折成了两段。
3. 她把信纸整齐地折成三折，装进了信封。

用法指南

语境: shopping, everyday, physical actions

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 那件外套现在打折，比原价便宜三百块。(That jacket is on sale now — three hundred yuan cheaper than the original price.)
• 把这张纸从中间折一下。(Fold this piece of paper in half.)

错误说法

• 把'折'单独用于表示百分比折扣时不加'打' (Don't say 折 alone to mean 'at a discount' — always say 打折 or specify the discount level like 八折 (80% of original price))

起源与历史

An ancient character depicting a hand breaking a branch. The core meaning is to bend or snap something; the discount sense derives from the idea of reducing (folding down) a price.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal