---
title: "Guzhe Meaning: 骨折 (gǔzhé) Means “fracture”"
description: "骨折 (gǔzhé) means “fracture; broken bone”. Hear its tones, see what 骨 and 折 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/guzhe"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 骨折 mean?

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骨折 gǔzhé

## fracture; broken bone

## It can also mean

- (slang) huge discount (as in 骨折价)

## Its characters

1. 骨 gǔ bone
2. 折 zhé discount (as in 打折)

## In a sentence

他摔了一跤，腿骨折了。 He fell and broke his leg.

[More about 骨折](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E9%AA%A8%E6%8A%98)

## More words with 骨 or 折

- [挫折 cuòzhé](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/cuozhe)
- [打折 dǎzhé](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dazhe)
- [骨干 gǔgàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gugan)
- [骨架 gǔjià](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gujia)
- [骨头 gǔtou](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gutou)
- [曲折 qūzhé](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/quzhe)
- [折叠 zhédié](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/zhedie)
- [折扣 zhékòu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/zhekou)
- [折磨 zhémó](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/zhemo)
- [折腾 zhēteng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/zheteng)

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