折衷 (zhé zhōng) — to compromise; compromise (noun) | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

折衷 is the traditional/classical variant of 折中 — both mean 'compromise' (verb or noun). 折中 is far more common in modern Chinese.

to compromisecompromise (noun)

Examples

，折衷。
Shuāng fāng dōu tuì yí bù, cái néng zhǎo dào yí gè zhé zhōng fāng àn.
Both sides need to give ground to find a compromise proposal.
折衷，。
Tā men jué dìng zhé zhōng yí xià, gè ràng yí bàn.
They decided to compromise, each giving in halfway.
折衷。
Zhè ge xié yì shì shuāng fāng zhé zhōng de jié guǒ.
This agreement is the result of a compromise between both parties.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

衷zhōngmiddle

折 (adjust) works on 衷 (middle).

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

衣衣yīclothes

Sound part声符shēngfú

中

中zhōng衷zhōng

Same sound today

The shape of 衷 combines 衣 (clothes) and 中 (middle; center), with 中 giving the sound.

Appears in

Conflict & Agreement

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