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
折叠
zhédié
to fold; collapsible; folding
Characters in this word
叠 dié
- Strokes
- 13
- Radical
- 又 — and, also, again, in addition
- Made of
- 叒 obedient 冝 suitable, right, proper
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 这款设备可以向内折叠，方便在狭小办公室里存放。 Zhè kuǎn shèbèi kěyǐ xiàng nèi zhédié, fāngbiàn zài xiáxiǎo bàngōngshì lǐ cúnfàng. This device can fold inward, making it convenient to store in a small office.
- 他把信纸折叠好，放进信封里。 Tā bǎ xìnzhǐ zhédié hǎo, fàng jìn xìnfēng lǐ. He folded the letter and put it into the envelope.
- 这是一把折叠椅，收起来以后携带很方便。 Zhè shì yī bǎ zhédié yǐ, shōu qǐlái yǐhòu xiédài hěn fāngbiàn. This is a folding chair; once folded up, it is very easy to carry.
Related words
- 打折 dǎzhé to discount; to go on sale
- 折 zhé to fold
- 挫折 cuòzhé to frustrate
- 波折 bōzhé setback; twists and turns
- 不折不扣 bùzhébúkòu out-and-out; thoroughgoing; without discount
- 存折 cúnzhé bankbook; passbook
- 骨折 gǔzhé to fracture; bone fracture
- 曲折 qūzhé winding; complicated; tortuous
- 折 shé to break; to lose money
- 周折 zhōuzhé trouble; twists and turns
- 转折 zhuǎnzhé turning; twist; change in direction
- 转折点 zhuǎnzhédiǎn turning point; inflection point