Everyone loves a discount. The bigger the better.
But when it comes to Mandarin discounts, they are expressed the opposite of English. So don’t get too excited when something is marked jiǔ zhé (90%). It means you can buy it for 90% of its regular price – a 10% discount.
The format for discounts is number + 折. Western (Arabic) numbers are used instead of Chinese characters.
Here are some examples:
7 折
qī zhé
30% off
5 折
wǔ zhé
50% off
2.5 折
èr diǎn wǔ zhé
75% off
