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title: "Zhedie Meaning: 折叠 (zhédié) Means “to fold”"
description: "折叠 (traditional 摺疊, zhédié) means “to fold; to collapse; folding (as in 折叠椅)”. Hear its tones, see what 折 and 叠 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/zhedie"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 折叠 mean?

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折叠 zhédié

## to fold; to collapse; folding (as in 折叠椅)

## Its characters

1. 折 zhé to bend
2. 叠 dié to fold

## In a sentence

请把衣服折叠好放进箱子。 Please fold the clothes and put them in the suitcase.

网友评选过“十大春运神器”，第一名是泡面，第二名是**折叠**的小马扎：买了“无座”，照样能一路坐着。

From [什么是春运？ · What is Chunyun, China’s Spring Festival travel rush?](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/what-is-chunyun-chinese-new-year-travel-rush#library-word-738-740)

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## More words with 折 or 叠

- [挫折 cuòzhé](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/cuozhe)
- [打折 dǎzhé](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dazhe)
- [骨折 gǔzhé](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/guzhe)
- [曲折 qūzhé](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/quzhe)
- [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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