折叠 (zhé dié) — to fold
Definition
折叠 means 'to fold' an object into a smaller shape (clothes, paper, umbrellas) — it is a separable verb often paired with 起来 or 好. 叠 alone covers folding and stacking; 折叠 adds the sense of collapsing something down.
verb
to fold
Examples
- 折叠。Qǐng bǎ zhè zhāng zhǐ zhé dié qǐ lái.Please fold this piece of paper.
- 折叠。Zhè bǎ yǔ sǎn kě yǐ zhé dié chéng hěn xiǎo de xíng zhuàng.This umbrella can be folded into a very small shape.
- 折叠。Tā bǎ yī fu zhé dié hǎo fàng jìn le xiāng zi.He folded his clothes nicely and put them into the suitcase.
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