打折

dǎzhé

verb HSK 4 #10,282

Meanings

打折 literally means to apply a discount. In Chinese, discounts count what you PAY, not what you save.

这件衣服打八折。

Zhè jiàn yīfu dǎ bā zhé.

This piece of clothing is 20% off (pay 80%).

今天全场打折。

Jīntiān quánchǎng dǎzhé.

Everything is on sale today.

能不能打折？

Néngbùnéng dǎzhé?

Can you give a discount?

culture

Chinese discounts work opposite to Western ones: 八折 = pay 80% = 20% off. 五折 = pay 50% = half price. Lower number = bigger discount.

usage

打对折 means half price. 不打折 means no discount.

打 dǎ

折 zhé