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Entry·pron. zhé
ㄓㄜˊ
“To break or snap; to bend or fold; to suffer a loss; to turn or twist; to convert into currency; a discount or rebate.”
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- 挫折ㄘㄨㄛˋ ㄓㄜˊa setback; a defeat; frustration; disappointment; to discourage or blunt; to set someone back; to subdue; (of events) to not go smoothly
- 折磨ㄓㄜˊ ㄇㄛˊto torment; to torture; to cause physical or mental suffering
- 骨折ㄍㄨˇ ㄓㄜˊbone fracture; a break or crack in a bone, usually from injury or disease.
- 折扣ㄓㄜˊ ㄎㄡˋa reduction in price; a discount; (figurative) not fully accurate or truthful
- 轉折ㄓㄨㄢˇ ㄓㄜˊa turn or shift in events; a plot twist in a story; a change in direction; a turning point
- 曲折ㄑㄩ ㄓㄜˊwinding; twisting; (fig.) complicated; intricate; setbacks; hidden details; twists and turns
- 折騰ㄓㄜˊ ㄊㄥˊto toss and turn; to torment; to cause trouble; to squander; to fuss over
- 折斷ㄓㄜˊ ㄉㄨㄢˋto snap; to break by force; to cause something to break by bending or twisting
- 折返ㄓㄜ ㄈㄢˇto turn back halfway; to go to a point and return; used in running drills and races.
- 打折ㄉㄚˇ ㄓㄜˊto give a discount; to sell at a reduced price; to mark down the price of goods.
- 波折ㄅㄛ ㄓㄜˊtwists and turns; setbacks and complications in a process or matter
- 折價券ㄓㄜˊ ㄐㄧㄚˋ ㄑㄩㄢˋdiscount coupon; voucher entitling holder to a price reduction
- 不折不扣ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄜˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄡˋcomplete and unreserved; absolute; out-and-out; one hundred percent, without any deduction or compromise
- 折衷ㄓㄜˊ ㄓㄨㄥreconcile opposing views; compromise; find a balanced middle course between extremes
- 挫折感ㄘㄨㄛˋ ㄓㄜˊ ㄍㄢˇfeeling of frustration; sense of defeat or discouragement from setbacks
- 夭折ㄧㄠˇ ㄓㄜˊdie young; fail or come to an end prematurely
- 折射ㄓㄜˊ ㄕㄜˋrefraction; bending of light or sound waves as they pass between media of different densities
- 大打折扣ㄉㄚˋ ㄉㄚˇ ㄓㄜˊ ㄎㄡˋto significantly discount; to fall far short of expectations; greatly reduced in quality or effectiveness
- 折損ㄓㄜˊ ㄙㄨㄣˇto lose (personnel, troops, or resources); to suffer casualties or damage; to deplete through loss
- 折疊ㄓㄜˊ ㄉㄧㄝˊto fold; to bend one part of an object over onto another
- 轉折點ㄓㄨㄢˇ ㄓㄜˊ ㄉㄧㄢˇturning point; critical moment of change or transition
- 折抵ㄓㄜˊ ㄉㄧˇto convert and offset against; to deduct or credit an amount (e.g. points, fees, or credits) toward a payment or balance
- 折合ㄓㄜˊ ㄏㄜˊto convert into; to be equivalent to; to amount to
- 折服ㄓㄜˊ ㄈㄨˊto persuade and subdue; to convince; to be won over; to admire and be convinced
- 折價ㄓㄜˊ ㄐㄧㄚˋto convert goods into cash value; to discount; to reduce the price
- 折衝ㄓㄜˊ ㄔㄨㄥto repel an enemy; to overcome in diplomacy; diplomatic negotiation between nations
- 折舊ㄓㄜˊ ㄐㄧㄡˋdepreciation; reduction in an asset's value over time; accounting allocation of a fixed asset's cost across its useful life
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