折

zhé

verb HSK 4 #4,804

Meanings

Tā bǎ shùzhī zhéduàn le.

He broke the branch.

Qǐng bǎ zhǐ zhé chéng liǎng bàn.

Please fold the paper in half.

Zhège shāngpǐn dǎ qī zhé.

This product is 30% off.

usage

折 has multiple pronunciations: zhé (fold/break/discount), zhē (to turn over), shé (to break/lose money). The zhé reading is most common.

usage

折纸 (zhézhǐ) means origami/paper folding. 曲折 (qūzhé) means winding/tortuous.

折 zhé