dié

to fold

HSK 7

한자 분해

Usage of (dié)

The character primarily means "to fold" or "to stack". It is commonly used when talking about folding clothes, paper, or stacking objects neatly. When you use , it often implies creating multiple layers by folding or piling up.

Common Collocations

  • 衣服 (fold clothes): used in daily life when organizing or putting away clothes.
  • (fold paper): often used in crafts like origami.
  • 摞 (stack into a pile): describes arranging items vertically in a neat pile.

Notes

is a versatile verb that can be used both literally (folding clothes, paper) and figuratively (stacking items). It differs from 摞 (luò), which also means to pile but is more about stacking without folding. When folding, emphasizes the action of creating layers by bending or folding.

Avoid confusing with (zhé), which means "to break" or "to fold" but often implies bending sharply or breaking something. is softer, focusing on neat folding or layering.

예문

请把衣服叠好放进箱子里。

Qǐng bǎ yīfu dié hǎo fàng jìn xiāngzi lǐ.

Please fold the clothes neatly and put them into the box.

他把书叠成一摞放在桌子上。

Tā bǎ shū dié chéng yī duō fàng zài zhuōzi shàng.

He stacked the books into a pile on the table.

这张纸可以叠成一个纸飞机。

Zhè zhāng zhǐ kěyǐ dié chéng yī gè zhǐ fēijī.

This piece of paper can be folded into a paper airplane.