折zhé

Ⅰ  ❶ (断； 弄断) break; fracture; snap: 攀 ～ 花木 break off flowers and branches; ～ 断树枝 snap off a twing
❷ （损失） lose: 损兵 ～ 将 suffer heavy casualties; 亏 ～ 了五百元 have lost 500 yuan
❸ (弯； 弯曲) bend; flex; twist: 这条河 ～ 向东流。 The river bends to the east.
❹ (回转； 转变方向) turn back; change direction: 走到大门口又 ～ 了回来 turn back at the gate; ～ 入另一条街 turn into other street
❺ （折服） be convinced; be filled with admiration: 心 ～ be deeply convinced; be filled with heartfelt admiration
❻ (折合； 抵换) amount to; convert into: 把美元 ～ 成人民币 convert dollars into Renminbi yuan
❼ （折叠） fold: 把地图 ～ 成小册子 fold up the map into a booklet Ⅱ  ❶ （折扣） discount; rebate: 打九 ～ allow ten per cent discount; 如立即付款可打九 ～ a 10% rebate for immediate payment
❷ (北曲每一个剧本分为四折， 一折等于后来的一出) an act
❸ （折子） booklet; folder: 奏 ～ memorial to the throne; 存 ～ deposit book; bankbook
❹ （汉字的笔画） turning stroke (in Chinese characters)
另见 see also shé; tí; zhē。
◆折板 folded plate; 折半 reduce (a price) by half; give 50% discount; 折布 plaiting; cuttling; 折尺 zigzag rule; folding rule; folding pocket measure; folding pocket rule; 折冲 [书] repulse or subdue the enemy; 折窗 folding casement; 折凳 camp stool; 折叠 fold; cuttle; alias; enfoldment; folding; {冶} lap; 折叠式（的） folding; 折断 break off; rive; wreckage; 折服 subdue; bring into submission; be convinced; be filled with admiration; 折光 {物} refractive power; 折合 convert into; amount to; 折回 retrace; turn back (halfway); 折戟沉沙 with broken halberds [arms] buried in the sand; a disastrous [crushing] defeat; 折价 convert into money; evaluate in terms of money; cut-rate price; reduced price; 折旧 depreciation; 折扣 discount; allowance; rebate; abatement; 折流 baffling; 折门 {建} folding door; accordion door; 折磨 cause physical or mental suffering; torment; molestation; affliction; harassment; 折辱 [书] humiliate; 折杀 [书] You overwhelm me with more than what I deserve.; 折射 {物} refringence; refingency; anacampsis; refracting; refraction; interception; 折射率 refractive index; refractivity; index of refraction; refracture index; refracting power; 折实 reckon the actual amount after a discount; adjust payment in accordance with the price index of certain commodities; 折算 obversion; convert; 折头 [方] （折扣） discount; rebate; 折线 broken line; dog-leg path; fold line; polygonal line; 折腰 [书] bow; 折页 {刷} fold; folding; 折账 pay a debt in kind; 折纸 paper folding; flexagon; 折衷[中] compromise; 折子 booklet in accordion form with a slipcase, used for keeping accounts, etc.; 折子戏 highlights from operas