折叠

折疊

zhédié

verb HSK 7-9 #13,598

Meanings

1 to fold
2 to collapse (furniture, equipment)

Characters

to fold; to bend

to stack; to pile up

Literally 'to fold and stack' — folding something flat.

Examples

把衣服折叠好放进箱子里。

Bǎ yīfu zhédié hǎo fàng jìn xiāngzi lǐ.

Fold the clothes neatly and put them in the suitcase.

这张桌子可以折叠。

Zhè zhāng zhuōzi kěyǐ zhédié.

This table can be folded up.

Tips

usage

折叠手机 (zhédié shǒujī) is the Chinese term for a foldable phone. 折叠 is also used as an adjective: 折叠椅 (folding chair), 折叠伞 (folding umbrella), 折叠自行车 (folding bicycle).

Stroke Order

折 zhé

叠 dié