折扣 (zhékòu): discount

Measure Word

一个折扣 gè

Meanings

1 discount
2 rebate

Characters

Examples

HSK 1

你能给我打个折扣吗？

Nǐ néng gěi wǒ dǎ gè zhékòu ma?

Can you give me a discount?

HSK 4

这件衣服打八折。

Zhè jiàn yīfu dǎ bā zhé.

This piece of clothing is 20% off.

HSK 4

节日期间商场都有折扣活动。

Jiérì qījiān shāngchǎng dōu yǒu zhékòu huódòng.

Shopping malls all have discount promotions during holidays.

Tips

mistakes

Chinese discounts work opposite to English: 八折 means pay 80%, i.e. 20% off. 五折 means 50% off. The number tells you what you PAY, not what you save.

grammar

Use 打折 as the verb form: 打八折 = give a 20% discount. 打折扣 = give a discount.

Stroke Order

折 zhé

扣 kòu

Related Words

折磨 zhémó HSK 7-9 #1,781

to torment / to torture / to cause suffering

折腾 zhēteng HSK 7-9 #7,063

to toss and turn / to torment / to mess around with / to cause trouble

折 zhé HSK 4 #4,804

to break; to fracture; to snap / to fold; to bend; to crease / discount; rebate (in price) / setback; reverse

骨折 gǔzhé HSK 7-9 #4,356

bone fracture / to fracture a bone

打折扣 dǎzhékòu #27,747

to give a discount / to be less than expected / to fall short of (a promise or standard)

不折不扣 bùzhé-bùkòu #15,496

a hundred percent / out-and-out / to the letter

纽扣 niǔkòu HSK 7-9 #8,666

button (on clothing)

扣押 kòuyā HSK 7-9 #9,668

to seize / to confiscate / to impound

挫折 cuòzhé HSK 7-9 #9,693

setback; frustration / defeat; reverse

扣留 kòuliú HSK 7-9 #10,656

to detain / to hold in custody / to confiscate