打折

Chinese
 
beat; strike; break
beat; strike; break; mix up; build; fight; fetch; make; tie up; issue; shoot; calculate; since; from; dozen
 
tenth (in price); to break; to fold
tenth (in price); to break; to fold; to turn; broken (as of rope, stick)
simp. and trad.
(打折)		 打 折

Pronunciation

Verb

打⫽折 (verb-object)

  1. to give a discount; to give a concession
    打八折  ―  dǎ bā zhé  ―  80% of the original price; to give a 20% discount
    打對折／打对折  ―  dǎ duìzhé  ―  to give a 50% discount
  2. (attributive) discounted; discount; concession
    打折票  ―  dǎzhé piào  ―  discounted ticket
    打折活動／打折活动  ―  dǎzhé huódòng  ―  discount sales event

Usage notes

In Chinese, discounts are given in terms of a percentage of the original price and not the percentage off. Also, the zero in the ones place is usually omitted, so 打三折 would be understood to be 30% of the original price (i.e., a 70% discount) and not 3% of the original price.

Synonyms
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