折 (zhé) — to break, to fracture; to fold, to bend; to discount, to convert (currency)
Definition
折 (zhé) is a polysemous verb covering physical breaking, folding, and currency conversion. For long thin objects use 折 (shé); for hard materials use 断裂; for refunds use 退还.
verb
to breakto fractureto foldto bendto discountto convert (currency)
Easily confused
- 折shélook-aliketo snap, to break (of long thin objects like sticks, bones, pencils)
- 听tīnglook-aliketo listen; to hear
- 近jìnlook-alikenear; close (in distance or time)
- 斩zhǎnlook-aliketo behead (as capital punishment)
- 断duànlook-aliketo break, to snap (physically)
- 拆chāilook-aliketo take apart, to dismantle (a machine, building, etc.)
Examples
- ，折。Tā cóng shù shàng diào xià lái, bǎ tuǐ zhé le.He fell from the tree and broke his leg.
- 折。Tā bǎ xìn zhé hǎo fàng jìn xìn fēng lǐ.He folded the letter and put it in the envelope.
- ？Yì bǎi měi yuán zhé hé duō shǎo rén mín bì?How much renminbi does one hundred US dollars convert to?
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