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叠

dié · die

Traditional 疊 / 曡 / 疉

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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dié 疊

  1. to fold
  2. to fold over in layers
  3. to furl
  4. to layer
  5. to pile up
  6. to repeat
  7. to duplicate

dié 曡

  1. variant of 疊 / 叠 (dié)

dié 疉

  1. variant of 疊 / 叠 (dié)
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Folding the quilt

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)叠(dié)被子(bèizi)了(le)吗(ma)？

    Did you fold your quilt?

  2. Dengdeng

    还没(háiméi)叠(dié)。我(wǒ)从来(cónglái)不(bù)叠(dié)。

    Not yet. I never fold it.

  3. Liangliang

    那(nà)现在(xiànzài)叠(dié)吧(ba)，先(xiān)叠(dié)一半(yībàn)。

    Then fold it now. Fold it in half first.

  4. Dengdeng

    叠(dié)好(hǎo)了(le)！你看(nǐkàn)，像不像(xiàngbùxiàng)一块(yīkuài)豆腐(dòufu)？

    Folded! Look. Does it look like a block of tofu?

  5. Liangliang

    像(xiàng)，一块(yīkuài)白白的(báibáide)大(dà)豆腐(dòufu)。

    Yes. A big white block of tofu.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)在(zài)叠(dié)我(wǒ)的(de)连(lián)衣(yī)裙(qún)。

I am folding my dress.

Tatoeba: Chinese by sadhen · English by Amastan · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

请(qǐng)把(bǎ)这(zhè)些(xiē)盘(pán)子(zi)叠(dié)好(hǎo)，放(fàng)进(jìn)柜(guì)子(zi)里(lǐ)。

Please stack these plates neatly and put them in the cupboard.

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