Chinese Language Learning Program Lesson 192 -- The difference between “折”and“拆”in Chinese

Chinese Language Learning Program

Lesson 192 – The difference between “折”and“拆”in Chinese

Hello, everyone. Welcome back. This is Baixue’s Chinese Language Learning Program. Last time we learned the difference between “侯”and“候” in Chinese. Today, we will learn the difference between “折”and“拆”in Chinese.

zhé/ zhē /shé 

  折  (polyphonic word)

1.   shé

  折

Verb:

1)   break; snap

shù zhī zài jī xuě de zhòng yā xià tú rán shé le.

  树   枝  在积  雪  的     重     压  下 突  然    折 了。

(The branch snapped under all that snow.)

duì bù qǐ,  wǒ bù xiǎo xīn bǎ nǐ de diào yú gān nòng

  对 不  起,  我  不   小    心 把  你 的   钓   鱼   竿     弄

shé le.

  折 了.

(I’m sorry to broke your fishing rod.)

2)   lose money in business

tā bǎ nà pī huò shé běn mài diào le.

他 把  那批   货    折   本    卖    掉   了.

(He sold all of those goods at a loss.)

2.   zhé

  折

Verb:

1)   break; fracture; snap

zhé duàn shù zhī

  折     断    树   枝 (Break a branch)

2)   lose

sǔn bīng zhé jiàng

  损    兵    折    将 (suffer heavy casualties)

péi le fū ren yòu zhé bīng

 赔 了 夫  人   又    折    兵

(throw the helve after the hatchet; throw the handle after the axe; lose the bait along with the fish; give one's enemy a wife and lose one's soldiers as well; lose one's wife as well as one's soldiers -- to pay a double penalty; suffer a double loss;)

3)   turn back; change direction

tā zǒu dào mén kǒu yòu zhé huí lái le.

她  走    到     门   口    又    折   回  来了。

(She turns back at the gate.)

4)   be convinced; be filled with admiration

tā de bó xué lìng wǒ zhé fú.

他 的 博   学    令   我   折  服.

(I was overawed by his great knowledge.)

5)   amount to; convert into

              bǎ rén mín bì zhé chéng měi yuán

              把  人    民  币  折      成      美    元

              (convert Renminbi yuan into dollars)

6)   fold

bǎ yī fú zhé dié le shōu qǐ lái.

把 衣 服  折   叠 了     收  起 来。

(Fold these clothers and put them away.)

Noun:

1)   discount; rebate

rú guǒ nǐ néng lì jí fù kuǎn, gěi nǐ dǎ 9 zhé.

如   果  你    能 立即付    款，  给 你 打9  折。

(If you can pay immediately give you 10% off.)

2)   booklet; folder; deposit book

cún zhé

  存   折 (Booklet; deposit book)

chāi

  拆

1.   tear open; take apart

chāi kāi xìn

   拆  开   信 (Open a letter)

2.   pull down; dismantle; unknit

chāi fang zi

   拆    房  子 (pull down a house)

chāi qiáo

  拆     桥 (dismantle a bridge)

bǎ jiù máo yī chāi le chóng xīn zhī yī xià

把  旧   毛  衣    拆 了     重     新   织 一 下

(unravel an old sweater and reknit it)

Ok, that is all for today.

xiè xiè!

 谢  谢 ! (Thanks!)

xià cì jiàn

 下 次 见!  (See you next time!)