折返 zhé fǎn ㄓㄜˊ ㄈㄢˇ zit3 faan2
- to turn back
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折
- 存折 存摺 cún zhé ㄘㄨㄣˊ ㄓㄜˊ cyun4 zip3 passbook
- 打折 dǎ zhé ㄉㄚˇ ㄓㄜˊ daa2 zit3 to give a discount
- 折合 zhé hé ㄓㄜˊ ㄏㄜˊ zit3 hap6 to convert into
- 折射 zhé shè ㄓㄜˊ ㄕㄜˋ zit3 se6 to refract
- 折扣 zhé kòu ㄓㄜˊ ㄎㄡˋ zit3 kau3 discount
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- 折叠 折疊 zhé dié ㄓㄜˊ ㄉㄧㄝˊ zit3 dip6 to fold
- 折磨 zhé mó ㄓㄜˊ ㄇㄛˊ zit3 mo4 to torment; to torture
- 折腾 折騰 zhē teng ㄓㄜ ˙ㄊㄥ zit3 tang4 to toss from side to side (e.g. sleeplessly)
- 挫折 cuò zhé ㄘㄨㄛˋ ㄓㄜˊ co3 zit3 setback
- 曲折 qū zhé ㄑㄩ ㄓㄜˊ kuk1 zit3 winding
- 波折 bō zhé ㄅㄛ ㄓㄜˊ bo1 zit3 twists and turns
- 转折 轉折 zhuǎn zhé ㄓㄨㄢˇ ㄓㄜˊ zyun2 zit3 shift in the trend of events
- 骨折 gǔ zhé ㄍㄨˇ ㄓㄜˊ gwat1 zit3 to suffer a fracture
- 转折点 轉折點 zhuǎn zhé diǎn ㄓㄨㄢˇ ㄓㄜˊ ㄉㄧㄢˇ zyun2 zit3 dim2 turning point
- 九折 jiǔ zhé ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄓㄜˊ gau2 zit3 10% off (price)
- 周折 zhōu zhé ㄓㄡ ㄓㄜˊ zau1 zit3 twists and turns
- 夭折 yāo zhé ㄧㄠ ㄓㄜˊ jiu2 zit3 to die young or prematurely
- 奏折 奏摺 zòu zhé ㄗㄡˋ ㄓㄜˊ zau3 zip3 memorial to the emperor (folded in accordion form)
- 对折 對摺 duì zhé ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄓㄜˊ deoi3 zip3 to sell at a 50% discount
- 弯折 彎折 wān zhé ㄨㄢ ㄓㄜˊ waan1 zit3 to bend
返
- 往返 wǎng fǎn ㄨㄤˇ ㄈㄢˇ wong5 faan2 to go back and forth; to go to and fro; to do a round trip
- 返回 fǎn huí ㄈㄢˇ ㄏㄨㄟˊ faan2 wui4 to return to
- 返还 返還 fǎn huán ㄈㄢˇ ㄏㄨㄢˊ faan2 waan4 restitution
- 重返 chóng fǎn ㄔㄨㄥˊ ㄈㄢˇ cung4 faan2 to return to
- 回返 huí fǎn ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄈㄢˇ wui4 faan2 to return
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- 地返 dì fǎn ㄉㄧˋ ㄈㄢˇ dei6 faan2 floor monitor; foldback speaker; wedge monitor
- 复返 復返 fù fǎn ㄈㄨˋ ㄈㄢˇ fuk6 faan2 to come back
- 耳返 ěr fǎn ㄦˇ ㄈㄢˇ ji5 faan2 in-ear monitor (abbr. for 耳机返听系统) (contrasted with 地返)
- 返利 fǎn lì ㄈㄢˇ ㄌㄧˋ faan2 lei6 dealer incentive
- 返国 返國 fǎn guó ㄈㄢˇ ㄍㄨㄛˊ faan2 gwok3 to return to one's country
- 返场 返場 fǎn chǎng ㄈㄢˇ ㄔㄤˇ faan2 coeng4 to do an encore
- 返家 fǎn jiā ㄈㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄚ faan2 gaa1 to return home
- 返岗 返崗 fǎn gǎng ㄈㄢˇ ㄍㄤˇ faan2 gong1 to resume one's former position (after being laid off)
- 返工 fǎn gōng ㄈㄢˇ ㄍㄨㄥ faan2 gung1 to do poorly done work over again
- 返校 fǎn xiào ㄈㄢˇ ㄒㄧㄠˋ faan2 gaau3 to return to school
- 返港 fǎn Gǎng ㄈㄢˇ ㄍㄤˇ faan2 gong2 to return to Hong Kong
- 返潮 fǎn cháo ㄈㄢˇ ㄔㄠˊ faan2 ciu4 (of clothing, furniture, walls etc) to get damp (by absorbing moisture from the air or the ground)
- 返现 返現 fǎn xiàn ㄈㄢˇ ㄒㄧㄢˋ faan2 jin6 (neologism c. 2009) to give a cashback reward to a consumer
- 返祖 fǎn zǔ ㄈㄢˇ ㄗㄨˇ faan2 zou2 (biology) to exhibit atavism; to revert to ancestral traits
- 返程 fǎn chéng ㄈㄢˇ ㄔㄥˊ faan2 cing4 return trip
Idioms with these characters
- 百折不挠 百折不撓 bǎi zhé bù náo ㄅㄞˇ ㄓㄜˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄋㄠˊ baak3 zit3 bat1 naau4 to keep on fighting in spite of all setbacks (idiom)
- 蠹众木折 蠹眾木折 dù zhòng mù zhé ㄉㄨˋ ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄇㄨˋ ㄓㄜˊ dou3 zung3 muk6 zit3 Danger appears where many harmful factors exist. (idiom)
- 盘旋曲折 盤旋曲折 pán xuán qū zhé ㄆㄢˊ ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄑㄩ ㄓㄜˊ pun4 syun4 kuk1 zit3 (idiom) (of a road etc) to wind circuitously
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- 七折八扣 qī zhé bā kòu ㄑㄧ ㄓㄜˊ ㄅㄚ ㄎㄡˋ cat1 zit3 baat3 kau3 lit. various cuts and deductions (idiom)
- 迂回曲折 yū huí qū zhé ㄩ ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄑㄩ ㄓㄜˊ jyu1 wui4 kuk1 zit3 meandering and circuitous (idiom); complicated developments that never get anywhere
- 折戟沉沙 zhé jǐ chén shā ㄓㄜˊ ㄐㄧˇ ㄔㄣˊ ㄕㄚ lit. broken halberds embedded in the sand (idiom)
- 折节读书 折節讀書 zhé jié dú shū ㄓㄜˊ ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄉㄨˊ ㄕㄨ zit3 zit3 duk6 syu1 to start reading furiously, contrary to previous habit (idiom)
- 朱云折槛 朱雲折檻 zhū yún zhé jiàn ㄓㄨ ㄩㄣˊ ㄓㄜˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋ (idiom) Zhu Yun breaks the railing (Zhu Yun was a Han Dynasty official who accused the emperor's tutor of corruption, and when sentenced to death, clung to the palace hall railing so fiercely while demanding justice that he broke it); (fig.) to speak the truth with unwavering courage; to admonish fearlessly
- 返老还童 返老還童 fǎn lǎo huán tóng ㄈㄢˇ ㄌㄠˇ ㄏㄨㄢˊ ㄊㄨㄥˊ faan2 lou5 waan4 tung4 to recover one's youthful vigor
- 积重难返 積重難返 jī zhòng nán fǎn ㄐㄧ ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄋㄢˊ ㄈㄢˇ zik1 cung5 naan4 faan2 ingrained habits are hard to overcome (idiom); bad old practices die hard
- 迷不知返 mí bù zhī fǎn ㄇㄧˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓ ㄈㄢˇ mai4 bat1 zi1 faan2 to go astray and to not know how to get back on the right path (idiom)