Chinese word

打折

Pronunciation

Pinyindǎ zhé

Meaning

  • verbbe on sale

Example

这件衬衫正在打折，现在买比较划算。zhè jiàn chèn shān zhèng zài dǎ zhé xiàn zài mǎi bǐ jiào huá suàn

This shirt is on sale, so buying it now is a better deal.

Illustration for 打折 (be on sale)

More examples

商家为了回馈老顾客，给常客打折。shāng jiā wèi le huí kuì lǎo gù kè gěi cháng kè dǎ zhé

The shop gives regular customers a discount to reward their loyalty.

Core concept

A marked price is lowered to a stated fraction, so the item costs less than its normal price.

Common phrases

  • 全场打折quán chǎng dǎ zhé

    everything is on sale

  • 给顾客打折gěi gù kè dǎ zhé

    offer customers a discount

  • 开始打折kāi shǐ dǎ zhé

    begin offering discounts

Similar words

降价jiàng jià: Lowering the listed selling price of goods or services.
减价jiǎn jià: Selling goods or services at a cheaper price.
促销cù xiāo: Using discounts, advertising, or other sales activities to increase sales.

Definition in Chinese

以低于原价的某一比例出售商品或服务，表示对标价进行折扣。yǐ dī yú yuán jià de mǒu yì bǐ lì chū shòu shāng pǐn huò fú wù biǎo shì duì biāo jià jìn xíng zhé kòu

Word origin

打 (dǎ, "apply") + 折 (zhé, "reduce by a fraction") forms 打折 (dǎzhé, "apply a discount"), presenting a price reduction as something applied to the listed price.

Usage tips

  • In Chinese price displays, an eight-tenths rate means the final price is 80 percent of the original, so the reduction itself is 20 percent.

Other meanings

  • discountnoun
  • price cutnoun

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