䇽
break; bend; discount; convert; act (drama)
Meanings
6 senses · 9 examplesverb
to break; to snap
Refers to breaking something rigid, like wood or bones.
He accidentally broke the pencil.
The branches were snapped by the heavy snow.
verb
to bend; to fold
Can refer to folding paper, bending arms, etc.
Please fold this paper in half.
He bent a branch to use as a walking stick.
verb
to discount; to reduce in price
Common in commerce, e.g., 打折 (to give a discount).
All the clothes in this store are twenty percent off.
Can you give me a bit of a discount?
verb
to convert; to exchange; to amount to
Used for currency exchange or converting units.
How much is one US dollar in RMB?
This grain converts to roughly ten thousand yuan in cash.
noun
act (in drama); scene
archaicUsed in traditional Chinese drama structure.
This play has four acts and one prologue.
verb
to suffer a loss; to lose (business, money)
Common in business contexts, often as 折本 (shé běn) but here as zhé in some contexts? Wait, actually