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打折

dǎzhé

to discount; to go on sale

A shopkeeper lowering a price tag
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Characters in this word

打 dǎ

Strokes
5
Radical
扌 — hand
Made of
扌 hand 丁 nail
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

折 zhé

Strokes
7
Radical
扌 — hand
Made of
扌 hand 斤 axe
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 这件衣服打折。 Zhè jiàn yīfu dǎzhé. This item of clothing is on sale.
  • 商店今天打折。 Shāngdiàn jīntiān dǎzhé. The store has discounts today.
  • 打折很划算。 Dǎzhé hěn huásuàn. A discount is a good deal.

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