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打折

dǎ zhé · da zhe

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HSK 4

Meaning

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  1. to give a discount
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Grapes by the kilo

  1. Dengdeng

    这些(zhèxiē)葡萄(pútao)能(néng)打折(dǎzhé)吗(ma)？

    Can these grapes get a discount?

  2. Qiqi

    买(mǎi)两(liǎng)斤(jīn)，就(jiù)给(gěi)你(nǐ)打折(dǎzhé)。

    Buy two jin and I will give you a discount.

  3. Liangliang

    打(dǎ)几(jǐ)折(zhé)？

    How much off?

  4. Qiqi

    打(dǎ)九(jiǔ)折(zhé)。

    Ten percent off.

  5. Dengdeng

    才(cái)九折(jiǔzhé)？那(nà)我(wǒ)买(mǎi)五(wǔ)斤(jīn)，打(dǎ)六折(liùzhé)吧(ba)！

    Only ten percent off? Then I will buy five jin. Make it forty percent off!

  6. Qiqi

    买(mǎi)十(shí)斤(jīn)才(cái)有(yǒu)这个(zhège)折扣(zhékòu)，你们(nǐmen)吃(chī)得(de)完(wán)吗(ma)？

    Ten jin for that discount. Can you two finish them?

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

你(nǐ)能(néng)不(bù)能(néng)给(gěi)我(wǒ)打(dǎ)折(zhé)？

Can you give me a discount?

Tatoeba: Chinese by GlossaMatik · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)家(jiā)店(diàn)的(de)衣(yī)服(fu)正(zhèng)在(zài)打(dǎ)折(zhé)，很(hěn)便(pián)宜(yi)。

The clothes in this shop are on discount right now, very cheap.

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打
dǎ

to beat; to strike

折
zhé

to break; to fracture

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