叠被子

疊被子
diébèizi
phrase

Meanings

  1. 1 to fold the quilt
  2. 2 to fold up the bedding

Examples

Zǎoshang qǐchuáng yào dié bèizi.
You should fold the quilt when you get up in the morning.
Bùduì lǐ dié bèizi yào dié chéng dòufu kuài.
In the army, quilts must be folded into a 'tofu block' shape.

Tips

culture
In the PLA, recruits famously fold their quilts into razor-edged rectangles called 豆腐 ('tofu blocks'). The discipline is a rite of passage featured in countless military TV dramas and is shorthand in Chinese pop culture for soldierly precision.

Stroke Order

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