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title: "Zhekou Meaning: 折扣 (zhékòu) Means “discount”"
description: "折扣 (zhékòu) means “discount”. Hear its tones, see what 折 and 扣 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/zhekou"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 折扣 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

折扣 zhékòu

## discount

## Its characters

1. 折 zhé discount (as in 打折)
2. 扣 kòu to button

## In a sentence

这家店周末有折扣。 This shop has discounts on weekends.

[More about 折扣](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%8A%98%E6%89%A3)

## More words with 折 or 扣

- [挫折 cuòzhé](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/cuozhe)
- [打折 dǎzhé](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dazhe)
- [骨折 gǔzhé](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/guzhe)
- [扣除 kòuchú](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/kouchu)
- [曲折 qūzhé](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/quzhe)
- [折叠 zhédié](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/zhedie)
- [折磨 zhémó](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/zhemo)
- [折腾 zhēteng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/zheteng)

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