CHARACTERS / ZHE / HSK 4

折

zhé to break.

to break; to fracture; to snap; to suffer loss

shé to snap.

to snap; to break (a stick, a bone etc); (bound form) to sustain a loss (in business)

zhē to turn sth over.

to turn sth over; to turn upside down; to tip sth out (of a container)

HSK LEVEL 4 · TONE 2

Words with 折

  1. 打折dǎ zhéto give a discount
  2. 周折zhōu zhétwists and turns
  3. 折磨zhé móto torment
  4. 折腾zhē tengto toss from side to side (e.g. sleeplessly)
  5. 挫折cuò zhésetback
  6. 曲折qū zhéwinding

Also pronounced “zhe”

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