When
you go shopping in China, you will find the most frequently-used word is “打折(da3 zhe2)”. It is concerned with your
daily communication. So, as a Chinese teacher, let me explain the exact meaning and
usage of this word.
“打折” previously refers to “give a discount”.
However, many people did not know how to express it correctly.
Last Sunday, Tom’s Chinese tutor bought a new handbag. And she told Tom the
previous price of it is 1000 yuan and she bought is at a price of “三折(san1 zhe2)”. And them, she asked Tom how
much the bag was on earth. Tom felt a little puzzled. He did not know how to
figure out the number when it comes to “三折(san1 zhe2)”. Actually, it is the most
common expression in selling. “三折” actually means “giving a discount of 70
percent”. If we say “五折(wu3 zhe2)”, that means the half price. “六折(liu4 zhe2)” refers to 40 percent discount.
And then, it may be easy to figure out the other discount in Chinese.
However, the usage of this word is not that
simple, because it is a polyphonic word. That is to say, it has another
pronunciation and of course another meaning. When you begin to start learning,
your Mandarin teacher must have taught you “折(zhe2)” can be pronounced as “she2”. So “打折” can be read as “da3 she2” sometimes,
which stands for a totally different meaning. In this way, the word means “make
something broken”.
We have learned a new word today. To know
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