折扣 (zhékòu) · discount, rebate

Measure Word

一个折扣 gè

Meanings

1 discount
2 rebate

Characters

Examples

HSK 2

你能给我打个折扣吗？

Nǐ néng gěi wǒ dǎ gè zhékòu ma?

Can you give me a discount?

HSK 5

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.

HSK 6

这件衣服打八折。

Zhè jiàn yīfu dǎ bā zhé.

This piece of clothing is 20% off.

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 zhé HSK 6 #4,804

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

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-búkòu HSK 7-9 #15,496

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

打折 dǎzhé HSK 4 #10,282

to give a discount / to sell at a discount

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

骨折 gǔzhé HSK 7-9 #4,356

bone fracture / to fracture a bone

扣 kòu HSK 6 #2,446

to fasten; to button up / to deduct; to withhold / to knock; button; buckle

折断 zhéduàn #9,606

to snap; to break (something long and rigid) / to fracture

纽扣 niǔkòu HSK 7-9 #8,666

button (on clothing)