折扣 (zhé kòu) — discount | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

A discount on a price (打折). 优惠 covers broader promotions or favorable terms; 折扣 specifically names the reduced price itself.

noun

discount

Examples

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Zhè jiā diàn de shāng pǐn jīng cháng dǎ zhé kòu.
The goods in this store often have discounts.
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Qǐng wèn zhè ge néng dǎ zhé kòu ma?
Excuse me, can I get a discount on this?
，折扣。
Guó qìng jié qī jiān, hěn duō shāng pǐn dōu yǒu zhé kòu.
During the National Day holiday, many products have discounts.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

折 (reduce) and 扣 (deduct) combine to mean a price reduction.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

屮𣏄𣏄a tree {{zh-m|*木}} cut in half
斤斤jīnaxe

The shape originally showed an axe (斤) cutting a tree in half; in 折 the left part is now written as a hand.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

口

口kǒu扣kòu

Same sound today

扣 puts 手 (hand) beside 口 (mouth); 口 gives the sound, while 手 shows it is about a hand action.

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