打折
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 4
打折 (dǎzhé) · to give a discount
打折 (dǎzhé) means “to give a discount; on sale”. It is written with 2 characters: 打 (to play (ball)) + 折 (to break). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 打折 is built
The characters
打 dǎ · to play (ball)
What 打 is made of
- 扌shǒu — hand
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 二 — two strokes
- 丁dīng — male adult
Origin hint: 扌 gives the meaning, 丁 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
折 zhé · to break
What 折 is made of
- 扌shǒu — hand
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 二 — two strokes
- 斤jīn — a catty (about 500 grams)
- 厂chǎng — cliff
- 下xià — below
Origin hint: A hand 扌 wielding an axe 斤 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
这家店今天打折。Zhè jiā diàn jīntiān dǎzhé.This shop has a discount today.
这件衣服打折吗？Zhè jiàn yīfu dǎzhé ma?Is this piece of clothing discounted?
Questions about 打折
What does 打折 mean?
打折 (dǎzhé) means “to give a discount; on sale”.
How do you pronounce 打折?
打折 is pronounced dǎzhé.
Which HSK level is 打折?
打折 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 4.
Related words
- 打车dǎchēto take a taxi
- 打电话dǎdiànhuàto make a phone call
- 打开dǎkāito open
- 打球dǎqiúto play ball
- 打工dǎgōngto work part-time
- 打算dǎsuànto plan
- 打印dǎyìnto print
- 打破dǎpòto break
- 打听dǎtingto ask about
- 打败dǎbàito defeat
Learn 打折 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 39: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.