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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.
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Pronunciation
Verb
打⫽折 (verb-object)
- 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
- (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.
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