Writing
折 (zhé) — how to say "to break" in Chinese
折
To break, to fold, loss
verb
Radicals / Keys
手
Hand
#64 · shǒu · 4 strokes
Collocations
折断树枝
zhé duàn shù zhī
break a branch
折纸飞机
zhé zhǐ fēi jī
fold a paper airplane
Examples
他小心地把信折好，放进了口袋。
He carefully folded the letter and put it in his pocket.
别折树枝。
Don't break the branches.
Another reading
折shé
verb
break, snap
折了腿
shé le tuǐ
broke a leg
摔折了手臂
shuāi shé le shǒubì
to break an arm in a fall
Frequently asked questions
How to say break in Chinese?
"to break" in Chinese is 折 (zhé).
折 meaning in English
折 (zhé) means "To break, to fold, loss".
折 pronunciation
It is pronounced zhé (written as zhe). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "to break" in Chinese characters?
It is written 折 and has 7 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order and lets you trace it.
What HSK level is 折?
折 belongs to the HSK 6 vocabulary list.
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