twists and turns pl ⇒ 他费尽周折终于找到了亲生父母。 Tā fèijìn zhōuzhé zhōngyú zhǎodàole qīnshēng fùmǔ. → After various twists and turns, he finally found his birth parents.
夭折
( 未成年而死 ) die young
存折
passbook
打折
discount
折中
compromise ⇒ 折中方案 zhézhōng fāng'àn → a compromise plan
折叠
fold
折合
convert ... into ⇒ 我把人民币都折合成了英镑。 Wǒ bǎ rénmínbì dōu zhéhé chéngle yīngbàng. → I've converted all my renminbi to pounds sterling.
折射
refraction
折扣
discount ⇒ 打折扣销售 dǎ zhékòu xiāoshòu → sell at a discount
折旧
depreciate
折服
( 说服 ) subdue
折本
lose money ( pt , pp lost ) ⇒ 他把那批货折本卖掉了。 Tā bǎ nà pī huò shéběn màidiào le. → He sold all of those goods at a loss.
折磨
torment ⇒ 她身体虚弱,经常遭受疾病的折磨。 Tā shēntǐ xūruò, jīngcháng zāoshòu jíbìng de zhémó. → She's in poor health and often tormented by illness.
折算
convert
折腾
( 翻来覆去 ) toss and turn
挫折
setback
摧折
( 折断 ) break ( pt broke ) , pp broken
曲折
( 弯曲 ) winding
波折
setback
转折
change dramatically ⇒ 转折点 zhuǎnzhédiǎn → turning point
打折扣
( 指做事情 ) fall short of a requirement ( pt fell ) , pp fallen
破折号
dash
不折不扣
through and through ⇒ 他是不折不扣的球迷。 Tā shì bù zhé bù kòu de qiúmí. → He's a football fan through and through.
百折不挠
indomitable
赔了夫人又折兵
pay a double penalty
English translation of '折'
折
(shé)
动
(= 折断) snap
⇒ 他的腿折了。 (Tā de tuǐ shé le.) He broke his leg.
⇒ 树枝折了。 (Shùzhī shé le.) The branch snapped.
(= 亏损) lose money (pt, pp lost)
see also折 (zhē) , 折 (zhé)
折
(zhé)
动
(= 折断) break (pt broke) (pp broken)
(= 损失) lose (pt, pp lost)
(= 弯曲) wind (pt, pp wound)
(= 回转) turn back
(= 使信服) convince
⇒ 精湛的演出折服了观众。 (Jīngzhàn de yǎnchū zhéfúle guānzhòng.) The audience were bowled over by the brilliant performance.
(= 折合) convert ... into
(= 折叠) fold
名
(= 折子) notebook
⇒ 存折 (cúnzhé) bank book
(= 折扣) discount
⇒ 所有服装在打折销售。 (Suǒyǒu fúzhuāng zài dǎzhé xiāoshòu.) All clothes are reduced.
see also折 (zhē) , 折 (shé)
折
(zhē)
动
(= 翻转) roll over
⇒ 他在床上折来折去。 (Tā zài chuáng shang zhē lái zhē qù.) In bed he rolled this way and that.
(= 倒) pour ... back and forth
⇒ 她拿两个杯子把水折几下就凉了。 (Tā ná liǎng gè bēizi bǎ shuǐ zhē jǐ xià jiù liáng le.) She poured the water from one cup to another to cool it.